Erasing the Woman He Promised Forever

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work. It

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a direct neural transplant could save him. It was a reminder

life. A fair trade,

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ived in this house for five years, first as his fiancée, then a

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orever, Elizebeth.

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ical. She pulled on a simple gray dress. Plain. Unobtrus

, its mahogany doors slightly ajar. Laughter s

her hand hovering

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about the invitations? I think

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's breath

ncement of their engagement. Th

in this exact spot. She'd heard these exact words and her world had sh

t her with cold

h wound. "I am your benefactor! Our engagement was a mistake. A psychic

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. His tone was flat, im

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ad to toe. A small, smug smile played on her lips. She

arty," Jaylah said, her voice sweet as poison. "We ju

ear. She wouldn't be l

nitus in her ear spiked. She focused

er, a flicker of something unreadable in

trying to decipher his expressions. Now, sh

th said, forcing a casual tone. "I've been looking

had prepared. The

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n materials together," she said, her eyes

me you need," he

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the floor, her

one she had bought with her own money. She

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hope in her past life, a last-di

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ance and scrolled down

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he was pushing her out. But b

in this life. She would no

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