Marriage Of Shadows
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ts. Ethan's face was a mask of malice, with hard, calculati
" Layla stated gently but fo
o you believe I care?" "A
ou have poisoned her. You forged documents, manipulate
"acted like a whore w
ned. "You do not own
e you everything: status, money, and protection
e up my soul for my sister
er chest. "Do you believe a few social media
the truth," a n
de
been wrenched open. Ryder stood
from her,"
t that toy away, brothe
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nched jus
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out a ceiling panel. During the chaos, Ryder raced forward and tackled Ethan to the
he hurried out of the ambulance. Damien came fr
la cried. "We have to get
in his arms. "I h
e, Ethan threw Ryde
was mine," he growled. "But
od dripped down his
n's chin, knocking him do
the revolver from the fl
Ryder instr
, the gun trembling in he
rmured, coughing as blo
from the
y the time Ryder arrived. Tyres squealed as they sped into the darkness, leaving E
the cabin an
en administered fluids and an antidote
hing her hair off her damp forehead.
moved and murmu
ispered gently, kissi
ecking the window for head
Layla sa
house upstate that is off the grid. No cellphon
m re
s conflict until you go public again. This t
er expression hardened. "The
g, the globe aw
er second vide
ctored test results- evidence implicating not just Ethan but a
e, the afte
ral investigation for donati
ces an arrest warrant
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bled outside Ash
nvaded Katheri
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ck Mountains, surrounded by trees, sile
al there amid th
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recovered t
was gradual
ext to her on the same bed and
rmured one night, her e
are the reason I lived, Nova; yo
d I was go
cracked. "If we hadn't
herine clutching the needle." "She
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down her cheeks. "Both did. But they
her, her small body tre
muttered. "But
ayla stood outside under a bl
vered t
offee, and neither
ly said. "You broke the s
But I am worried
onestly. "Not until E
ot depart
greed. "But h
r voice pleasant. "Ryde
nd, for once, let
spent my whole life cleaning up after my family's messes, but this
at tightened
and gently str
iving, Layla,
me in a long time, sh
tranquillit
house the following mor
s not
up from Nova's
erpol detects movement. He hired a private je
every nerve in
he
e is no extra
g her coat. "He does not
"You can not chase h
not go
hat are
ing to b
la sat in front of
id no
d not
into the lens, cal
n. But I have not
up a th
you admitted to altering the donor contract. You
grin
each nation with authority. If something happens to me
aned f
I know where
ded th
d at her.
im a stern
shall
er, the interne
es that the Ashfords
ies file extradition dema
Katherine Wood
t Layla. "What
vestigation six years ago for his ex-girlfri
l he was re
e was. "And
r spran
sho
drew h
than standing there, hurt,
he yelled. "No