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I could stop them. My voic

shocked, t

rce? Think of the scandal. It would b

. Always the

image, Ethan. You cheated on me. You'

mplicated. Bree unders

rce. He wanted to keep up ap

a new family wi

t he' d moved Bree into a lu

he was keeping as an

st friend,

let him do

do, Jess? He

to see. I

house, dressed up. He said he h

here he

owed h

nderground garage of

king as I parked

confront him

the entrance, m

lobby door, he

s face darken

the hell are y

e, Ethan. I want to

evator dinged and

n her face when she saw me. Sh

this?" Bree asked, h

, her eyes wide. "I

Go back upstairs." Eth

he' s dangerous." Bree' s eye

home," Et

e need to talk

Ethan, I think she' s goin

ree, all concern.

back at me, his

her. Get o

t leaving

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ouple of guys from the warehouse who han

a quic

k SUV pulled up. Two l

oked li

Ethan told them, gesturing towards

advanc

way, towar

I said, my v

em grabbe

let go

one shov

k, hitting the

le jammed int

ring pain sh

, clutching

I thought I saw a flicker of

it wa

Just go. And don' t come back h

arm around Bree, gui

ack at me over

pure triumph.

back in their SU

er in pain, the cold metal o

Oh god,