he amber of the whiskey, dripping onto the po

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cut herself open

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on his intercom. "Ca

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avering at the sight of the blood and broken

ination, and every piece of traffic and security camera foota

g hand. "And get me a complete file on every pe

on no

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s a beautiful, breakable toy... had s

meron returned with a ta

edical Center. She directed them

the emergency bay entrance

of the ambulance. Then, the black Audi ap

s coat, his movements full of a tenderness Delano himself had never sh

zed the man from s

e's an architect. A moderately successful one

rd. Delano rolled the

the way Eliot looked at her, the un

d in Delano's gut. He finall

. A necessity for Fanny. But now, it se

ht was in

" Delano said, his voice raspy. "Every project, every

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situation spiraling beyond his control. He hadn't just lost a blood sou

's latest treatment plan from

ecurity camera. Emilia, pale and broken,

rt off his desk w