a mausoleum of books that no one read. Three lawyers

clause.vacate the Pen

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to the paper. She

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open, hitting the walls with

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tched the document from under Dosha's hand. The pen s

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my lia

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r scraping backward. "Ca

e confetti of paper onto the desk. "You d

shouted. The mask was gone. The cool, calculated wife w

d her toward him. "You think you'r

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. It was a dar

s throwing a tantrum because

es were wild. "Tell her. T

her mouth t

face. It was a list of debts. Her mother's medical bills.

ed, "the creditors will eat you alive

d bought her debt.

fight went out

ant a divorce,"

sighed.

ha toward the doo

came bounding down the hall. T

e leather leash

" he said. "We'

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artin. He got in the driver's side and slammed the door.