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tor fluid in its wake. Victoria didn't even notice the ghost that had just passed us. Her tremblin

ciate stepped out, looking nervously at the crushed SUVs. Victoria and Mia

let her venom slip through. Her face was a mask of terror and maliciou

e alone with the smoking wreckage and a bewildered

for heartbreak years ago. Instead, a cold, absolute certainty settled in my chest. This wasn'

old the driver, climbing in

dman. The contrast between my scuffed combat boots and the prist

t the family's di

g like the perfect, arrogant heir in his bespoke navy suit. Th

r cage, Isabella, but you don't belong here. Stay away from Mia." He made the fatal mista

t me that hesita

ing my heavy boot behind his knee. Gavin hit the marble floor with a sickening thud, the breath exploding from h

his eyes bulge with genuine panic. With a sharp,

t music. Gavin let out a muffled, agonizing

n debito di sangue deve essere pagato, Gavin. E io verrò a r

tood up. That same heavy, suffocating gaze f

a man. Broad shoulders, charcoal suit. Even from this distance, the sheer authority rad

ngle finger. The guards froze instantly. Their aggressive posture vanished. They haul

ad of security said to me, not meeting my eyes. "

knew it. It was a silent c

k you. I walked into the designer boutique and

e mezzanine in a mirrored pillar. The man was speaking to his shadow. I couldn't

I don't want her as

fth Avenue. I needed to disappear, find a secure terminal, and fi