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ucous sounds of capos arguing in the study and the he

silence was

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tossing my designer handb

at her pathetic bowl. "I ordered imported Wagyu

he had the security guards load the coolers directly onto the private jet. She said

flared at the b

le floors that I paid for. She used my connections to treat her chronic arthritis.

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ing the phone agains

the screen. He was flushe

hrough the speaker. "My black cards are declining everywhere. My

t the counter. "Sounds like you're

"Amber is hungry. She needs organic venison and

Jackson's shoulder. She batted her heavily masc

Jackson," Amber suggested, her voice breathy. "It would be so

her manufa

mary account holder," I said calmly. "And I am the so

hority he had already lost. "I am the boss of this family. I order you to unfree

ll remembered h

ead into t

last lingering thread of loya

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mping, his throat bobbing with an aud

lated our marriage contract," I enunciated every

ssed the red button,

aving only my calm reflec

mouth slightly agape, her s

red-dollar bills, and tossed the cash onto the granite

Sarah. "Order whatever you and the rest of the

, her face pale with terror. "Madam Hailey, I c

urning toward the kitchen exit. "I'm no longer