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y's consigliere. Our lawyer. "I need you to draw up the paperwork. Everything. I want Aidan Gallagher strip

s voice was grim. He didn't

d call wa

ncial pipelines to Aidan Gallagher. Terminate his cont

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e family's jet. "Have the plane read

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iciency. I packed one bag for myself and two for Lili

d to him. His expensive suits, his designer shoes, all paid

very watch, every cufflink. Put it in boxes and move it to a

fstream. She pressed her face to the window, excited by the

e Vitali estate in New York swung open for us. It f

ed with a quiet concern that spoke volumes. She wrappe

stone. He looked at me, his eyes searching mine, and for a moment, the mask cracked. The

issing her forehead. "Welcome home

father led me to his study. The scent of leather and old book

aze heavy. "I allowed this marriage becau

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pped up, my

. I paved it for him." He leaned forward, his eyes burning into mine. "Everything I did, I

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ready to pick up the weap

heek. Not for Aidan. For my father's fier

skin. My eyes were clear, and for the

h a strength I had forgotten I possessed. "