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compartment behind the nightstand. She grabbed the b

ocks hit the h

h's voice called o

dropped her jaw slightly and widened her eyes,

irped, her voice

n. She held a simple, whi

wnstairs. You need to go

thumb into her mouth and stared at t

out of the oversized hospital gown and

down the gra

wore a perfectly tailored charcoal suit. A

y in French, his tone

r footsteps.

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arpiece, cuttin

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she did. He turned and

owed. Beneath her thick lashes, a co

up to the curb in front of a massive glass storefront. There

r assistants stood in a perf

he manager's face lit up with a

rson! W

e pointed a thumb over his shoulder at Clara, who w

fast," Bryant said. His voi

f a second as she took in Clara's messy hair

s," the manager cooe

r toward the back of the boutique, behind a w

ont room. He sat down, crossed his long legs, and p

ns, Clara stood l

gown made of intricate French lace over

of the boutique were shoved open. The

of stiletto heels hammere

g red dress that left nothing to the imagination. A limi

e anger on her face vanished, repl

ver to him, he

leaning over the glass ta

He slowly turned a page of his magazine.

bit her red lips, the humi

looking for an em

on the gap in th

lar pedestal, half-zipped int

ace. Pure, acidic jealousy twiste

gh the curtains, shoving a

inches from

Her expensive perf

, her voice dripping with venom. "

rabbed handfuls of the expensive lace, her knuckl

Clara's lips twitched. A microscopic, free

shaking. It fue

of Clara's upper arm. She dug her sharp, acryli

ra's arm. Her muscles instantly l

Keshia's neck. One strike to the

les to relax. She l

ead back. She ope

of her throat. It was deafening. It shat

s hands stopped. He slammed th