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he entered his house. "Or should I start calling the cops now and report an attemp

rack. He rolled his cuffs up one after the other. "You're quite loud

get gunned down after you hit me with your murder-mobile last night?" She t

elcome, b

his is funny? You think I'm some joke you can just toy

a stubborn woman with a sharp tongue and very poor instincts. Fortun

snapped out of it. "Oh, do

smoothly with a grin. "If I wa

d something tingled i

s phone out from his pocket. He dialed a number and turned

ourier is verified, and make sure the vault hasn't been breached." He pau

the phone away. Aria's head was sp

he th

making coded calls, you own a mansion, and someone literally tried to

ast her towards a door she didn't

a police station."

one of his grey eyes find hers. "The

at was battling with her curiosity. But damn

ollow

uced a key from around his neck

ust a weird feeling that made the hair stand on her neck. The room was filled with old bookshelves packed with dust

l st

cked drawer, and brought out a thick

wed. "Are we star

e said, st

t she suddenly froze and her pul

, not from any memory she had of her, but a much young

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r and her mother on a swing set, and Aria looked like she was about f

t him. "What th

dn't

otos. One of a man who looked exactly like D

he?" she

fath

y do you have my mom's locket... something th

"Someone who has spent a very long time digging

kid when she died... a fucking child! All I remember is fire and screaming and her telling me to run. And you..." She pointed at him. "You sudde

anything much, but I also didn't expect th

you're lying. You're trying to mess with my head, and you probably paid someone to fa

enough for her to feel his heat. "I

her cheek and igniting all the wrong kinds of fire

aggressively. "Don

y house." he

the president, I'm walking out of here and reporting all

folder and hea

me... what do you think they'll say when you show them

hen turned a

re ly

re declared legally dead, Aria. Your mother's body was confirmed, b

he revelation. "That's no

stare, but something else was stirring

our past isn't the only one with

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