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her lap. The moment she had stepped into the car, she had felt it-a

personal driver and, from what she could gather, someone far more than just a chauffeur. There was an a

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of a talk

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lap. She snatched it up, her heart pou

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power button repeatedly. N

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phone?" she asked

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raper in the heart of Manhattan. Emma

Wolfe's

. Hale stepped out first and opened the door for her.

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on his lips and lifted her chin. "T

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to decide whether to go deeper

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slid open, she was met

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her heels clicking against

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arms. "And you

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she almost fel

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, her phone suddenly buz

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device, her heart stuttering

: Leave now. Y

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