The Exiled Heiress Makes Her Comeback

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nged forward. She pressed both of her hands down on

Her voice was low, but it

yes shut. A sob tore

Kegan's shoulders. She reached into her

ping in a complex string of passwords. She open

punitively frozen five years ago when she was exiled to Europe at eighteen. It had just automatically unlo

ching this money meant stepping back into a world that had nearly destroyed her. But as Kegan let out another agonizing cough

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n. He sucked in a sharp breath, his chest heavin

uttered, pointing at

he box on the nightstand. She leaned over and

ley said quietly. "Focus on breathing. F

, unassuming girl she had known for years. She

She turned around and grabbed her

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the corridor, a massive autumn storm was tearing throu

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en light up, the phone in

he hadn't seen in five years flash

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right and lifted th

speaker. It sounded amused,

to the phone. "Emery knows you

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