black shopping ba

tion. Beneath it lay a matching set of black La Perla lingerie. At the bottom o

the bra and ch

xact. Down to

The accuracy proved how meticulously Bell Farre

tly. She stepped into the skirt and buttoned the jacket. The fabric was incredibly restrictive. It f

herself in the f

warehouse was gone. The woman staring bac

sleek bun. She applied a bold red lipstick

or and walked back

ofa. He was scrolling thr

her new heels on the

rves exactly as he had envisioned. His Adam's app

o him. She looked down

r voice was steady. "I am not signing an N

stood up. He towered over

ng laugh. "I never ask wo

her jacket. His knuckles brushed against

t starting, Falo

pped his

ront door. She pulled it open and walked o

th his hands in his pockets. He watched the street belo

s phone and dial

Manhattan hospital, the air smelled of

She wore a silk nightgown. Her face

carried a bouquet of white roses. He looked

ears. She reached out her hand. The I

t night, but then you just disappeared. You lef

edge of the bed.

e, screaming voice from the warehouse echoed in h

the thou

id softly. "When the merger is

the room. He held a tablet. Geor

asses. "Miss Gould's heart palpitations are

and rested her head

en to you," Abby

ushed her back against the pillows.

meeting," Jerod

e looked up at him t

a tantrum about the party

The mention of Falon's

ttention," Jerod sneered. "S

d out of

Jerod pulled out his phone

have reached

htened until his knuckles tur

executive as

Jerod barked into the phone. "And intercept the sapphire

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by's fragile expression vanis

ned hard and

ow and pulled out a burner

ish the job?" A

the other end grunted. "But

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opened the drawer next to her be

pregnancy test r

d with her fingern

assing skyscrapers. Her hands rested on her lap, curled into tight fists. The fi