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ressed the

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cold. She pressed the call button and

tly once before the

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the noisy background, tinged w

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lowed by the quick sound of music being shut off. The

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ough the speaker, followed by the jingling sound of keys

e right there-five

s car engine and the heavy bass of r

the noisy background, tinged w

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steady. Her jaw didn't tremble

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lowed by the quick sound of music being shut off. The

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voice rema

ting for you at t

ough the speaker, followed by the jingling sound of keys

e right there-five

ocket, wrapped her arms tightly around her chest, and kept

Katharina stood by the floor-to-ceili

a in her hands, looking down at Ain

d Katharina and wrapped his

sight, and his brow fu

nst Kade's chest. She let

born. She wouldn't even

coffed

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cocoa, hiding the vicious triumph i

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ened aggressively

ting someone that low-class r

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, soaking her dark hair and plaster

ast her, its tires hitting a

worst of the muddy water, but the dirty

nd blew a loud, trashy whistle at h

ankly at the fadi

directly beneath a flick

bloodless face, highlighting a fragile,

right xenon headlights suddenly ignited, teari

growl of a V12 engine a

avy that the puddles on th

her eyes, trying to see through the

oticed the unnatural brig

thy recognition and s

dition Rolls-Royce Wraith slammed i

erfectly. The car stopped dead without spla

nt gleamed with an arrogant, icy

ifestation of absolut

sharp breath of a

vehicle that even his own father couldn't

f the Rolls-Royce slowly rolled

a man's jawline became visible

ed with the sharp, cold smell of expensive

wrapped around Ains