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looked down and saw the dark, red bruises

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her head t

bed was empty. The sheets were

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a trembling hand an

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a harsh, b

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rned the shower on scalding hot and stood under the

the bedroom, she noticed

e-fitting cashmere wrap dress from the hotel's high-end boutiqu

were a calculated, safe guess by a highly efficient a

ran down her spine. The eff

s. She walked over to the floor

the dress on and used the thick belt from the ho

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g on the center of th

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ed over and

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at the sign

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eft Abiga

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e, blinding rage. He thought he could buy her

d a pen fr

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a crisp hundred-dollar bill, and s

her feet into her ruined heel

w the do

executive assistant-was standing in

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he elevator and hi