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handeliers dripped from the ceiling. The music was low, s

nother staircase, and into a private s

cer open

breath

hair, sharp jawline, eyes so blue they looked unreal. He wore a black suit that probably

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you?" I

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who I am?"

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ensive, from the bottle-and slid one toward me. "Until he tried to steal my

didn't drink. "What does

ecause you, Emma, are goi

understan

destroy him somethin

ificate before your wedding,

wife. Which means you have access to

on't have access to anyt

restaurants, his meeting spots, his secrets." Damien's

you?" I set the glass down

simply. "Your dignity. Your reputation. Your future. I can

t price?

widened. "I need you to

screamed because I

l closes in six months. If I can prove he's an unstable partner, if I can make him lose his

being your fake fi

u on my arm-happy, successful, madly in love w

ch that something like this will de

et?" I asked

. Paid in full once t

. "Five million

osition at Cross Industries if you want it. Plus the sat

uch. Too goo

spered. "You co

im. You actually believed in him. And when Adrian sees that I ha

autiful, dangerous

insane,

es

never

wi

n won'

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eyes. His dismissive tone. T

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e hundred thousand dollars for three y

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