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ring off my finger. It left a pale band of skin, a

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twisting in anger. "You don't d

my voice ice. "Remember?

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people will talk. They'll ask why the fiancée is missing days before th

ght. The Reed family hated quest

stay out of his way. And give the

and stal

with imported flowers, champagne, and the sharks

cast, which Maya had wrapped in black silk. I

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voice cut through the ambient

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lty in his voice was subtle, hidden

designed this." I po

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admire the craftsmanship, and tapped th

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of glass rained down onto the

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said. My voic

pieces away. Instead, I rearranged the broken shards. I placed the

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