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glass was full. She wore a simple dark dress, not a uniform, fitting her role

his right, watching his every move. He had changed

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red lines raked across

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were her marks. From the safe room. When the panic

r. He sprinkled salt on his steak.

d, her voice trembling. "She drew b

and on the table. T

to Audie, standing in the shadows. "She's mine. She doe

in her cheeks. He wasn't

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snapped. "Wate

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tipped. Ice water splashed

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to blot the spill. She made frantic, apologe

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hand d

touch was cold. He traced the line of her spin

gid. She stop

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l!" Corine clapped her hand

ed back out from under the table,

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She leaned against the stainless

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