ena

les from years of combat training-sho

n filled with wet cement. The

could retreat to the kitchen, I caught her wrist

, Rosa. For spending your whole life

ing-guilt, maybe-passed through her

ena. You're the only g

ter, Domin

the warmth from the air. His tailored suit emphasized the lethal geometry of his fra

of his trailing guards. Without a word, R

lipstick was smeared an

ression perfectly, naively blank-the face of

Inside was a custom cake fr

the one Rosa had ord

oice. "You two really do have a telepathic

ightened before he masked i

ield me during the turf wars, how he'd spent years making me believe I was his chosen Quee

agile piece he used to stay close

ulder this weight alone, play the oblivio

ckering light caught Dominic's hand resting on the back of her chai

d dug my nails into my thigh

at up an

led girl they expected. "And I already kn

and slid slowly into his jacket pocket, and

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