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ity penthouse. I had a key. I fig

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opened. Estel

silk robes, drinking wine. The room reeked of her-artifi

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to the ut

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dress. The white silk gown

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said. "Prob

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looking at me with those cr

ped his arms around he

t. You are ups

quietly. "And one day, you'll

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ry. I was

lobby. It wa

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declined. Julian

the rain. The wa

ust had to su