deliers still glowed softly above, but the grandeur now felt hollow, a s

er emerald gown dusting the ground like fog. Her body felt cold despite t

s voice was low and sharp, laced with displeasure. "Co

u're doing, bringing

ch. "`E mia mogile

is younger sister, whose expression

conoscere la nostra lingua. Dovrebble appartenere."(

anguage barrier made her feel like a tresp

berately. "Lei restera. E se non potete accettarla, allora non accettate

. His sisters watc

English, looking at E

f family expectations pressed behind them, but Adrian never look

ipped the wheel,

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ot," s

. Rain tapped lightly against the windshield,

you," he murmured. "But I didn'

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dle them,

d left the ballroom. "You can't handle blood. Not this k

ching silence, but in his chest, Adrian M

gr

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. Sunlight poured into Eva's penthouse like

member crawling into. Her gown from the night before hung on the door. Th

ndoned her. N

the stove, shirtless beneath a loose black robe, stirring eggs in a

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don't know how to apologize for

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of her. His voice lowered. "Don'

air between them. She looked at the black liquid in her cup,

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ed them to see what I

oken when Eva's phone buzzed. A video. She opened it and saw herself, dizzy and dancing

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