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illuminated my face in the dark room. I opened a b

love anymore. I

reputation for merciless settlements. My fingers flew across the keyboard a

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my new lawyer, Camila, via video calls. I started packing my things. I realized how little of this life was

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lane air, expensive leather, and the

hair, reached over my shoulder, and yanked the b

d he aimed his mouth at my neck. This was our routine.

zen and let him take wha

ps brushed empty air. I heard

ble. His fingers dug tighter into my shoul

id. My voice was quiet

ned up. He looked at me like I wa

u playing now, Ch

stance between us. I opened the top drawer of the desk, pulled out a

I said, looking dead

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ated. "Our three-year PR s

ack at him. I watched a shado

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about the title

ist like a steel vice. The pressure was immediate and painful. "Then how

k, but he held fast. "That

casting a dark shadow over me. "You think the Avery

go of

with rage. "Without me, the Avery family's resources will crush whatever

idn't realize he was just severing th

his handsome, furious face, and

t and see. My lawyer will be waiting for your lawyer in the confere