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den, back to the city where her life had been destroyed. But this time,
n this entire city to the ground if
trast to the icy dread that always accompanied t
s, shaking the very foundation of the hotel
ouldn't tell the
f the JFK Hilton submerged in a thick, suffocating black ink. She was feeling her way along the wall, her
he heavy thud of the d
the metallic tang of rain and something
he sound could leave her throat. The palm was calloused, scorch
Crushing
ulders blocking out the faint gray light from the window. He wasn't moving like a man in hi
gainst his palm, but it ca
exp
o the meat of his shoulder, scraping down, tearing s
gged sound against the shell of her ear.
tered into white ja
Her eyes flew open, but for a second, she was still in that ho
Are you
ed, the cabin of the plane coming into focus. The hum of the engines replaced
as on a plane. It w
o croak. Her throat felt li
th trembling hands, the cold condensation grounding her. She pressed the cup against her forehead, clo
r freezing her insides,
ccupied by the only good things th
lets wer
nsciousness, he looked like he was solving a complex equation. His small fingers were curled ti
mouth slightly open. He radiated energy even when he was recharging. There w
o a tight ball against the window, her nose buried
rk hair before she gently smoothed it back. Her chest ache
n, we are beginning our final descent into John F. Kennedy Interna
Yo
r oversized tote bag and pulled out a thick manila envelope. The edges were wor
al document that w
ce De
the opposing party line
ss arrangement between her desperate father and the Sanders estate. She had been told Archibald was a recluse, a ma
living in a guest house on the vast esta
me the
e of pain and recovery-she had received a letter from the family lawyers. She was being strippe
ght she h
d. She had been attacked, violated by a stranger in a blac
d gained t
school without looking over her shoulder. She needed to legally s
of the window, watching the gray skyline of New York rise up
he tarmac, the sudden deceleration pu
cabin noise. He rubbed his eyes and sat up, immediately
ckling her belt. "Let's get t
tablet cover shut, and scanned the cabin. His gaze lingered on the flight attendant, then the
okay, baby?" An
air pressure change was i
d tiredly. "Ok
aking her shoulder. "Clemie, ho
ook a deep breath, her small nose twitching. Th
asked, brushing hair ou
me," Clemie mumblethe city,
d fearful as she looked toward the front
ncanny, bordering on supernatural. If she said
own heart skipped a beat. She gathered their bags, slinging the h
aisle, joining the sl
mid New York air hitting her face. It felt h
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