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vah. He wiggled out from behind his father's leg and r

sad, Mommy," Leo said, his so

he ice around Avah's heart. She forced a small,

pocket of his suit jacket and pulled out a sleek, m

in silver foil: Atticus, followed by a private

assistance, call this number," Attic

is large hand, before taking the card. Sh

oped up a reluctant Leo, turn

idor, he bumped into his close friend, investment

of a standard VIP room, his face a

d dragged him around the corner, lo

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he fire happened at one of your hotels, but you can't l

away months of negotiations out of some misplaced sense

ff his arm. He slowly, deliberately a

alm, but beneath the surface, a terrifying obs

siveness in Atticus's eyes. He st

his security detail standing nearby. "Lock down this en

he top orthopedic and burn specialists in the country

orders, his jaw dropping. He cou

xpose your location. The head of the Duke Cons

freezing glare that instantl

e black business card from the table. She rub

e, yet there was absolutely nothing

awer, deciding she wanted nothi

doctors in crisp white coats, l

he hotel to conduct a comprehensive evaluati

one of them from a major medical journal. A

bilize this level of terrifying medi