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body and cheap cologne ma

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up from the floor, pinning her b

forced onto

re open further, fresh blood sliding down

ss sneered, his hot breath fanning across her fac

't scream. Sh

t, and drove her right knee upward with ev

cted solidly w

a high-pitched,

as he doubled over, clutching himsel

pain in her feet, she spun around and sprinte

made it t

repo men tackle

ir bodies slammed her f

n off her cheekbone, sending a

g her legs and twisting her

the forearm of the man h

s arm away, and delivered a vicio

s ears ring, black spot

zing, limped over to

bed a fistful of her wet hair and yanked h

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ar of her trench co

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ooked down

boot and brought it down

was forced from his lungs. He collapsed onto the hard

shrieked, the sound t

ead of her s

e floor until her fingers wrapped around the heavy base of

wung the brass statue upward, aim

eacted jus

massive hand clamped down on her

of cartilage grindin

tatue slipped from her grasp, crashing onto

g her completely. His hand reached for the e

d over her. Her struggles weakened, hot t

heavy, synchronized sound of boots marching dow

aining repo men erupted, followed by the heavy

e. The boss stopped, his head

te stepped into the doorway, bloc

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lung to his muscular frame, and the aura of pure, unadulterated violence r

d security contractors flooded the room, the

lethal eyes sc

oor, her coat torn, her cheek bleeding, te

ls dilated int

ith one hand and unbut

till hovering over Abigayle, his

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