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lla insisted. "That champagne m
ian snapped. He wheeled himself ba
cked the door. The click of the
ng the silence of the house wrap a
he hadn't seen before. It was filled with architectural models. Miniature skyscr
e. He must be a fan, she thought. Or maybe he
a storm rolled i
tly overhead, shaking
AC
wnhouse flickered an
eminded her of the night her parents
she ca
ans
ashlight. The beam cut through the darkness,
way to the st
tudy, Julian
eve a backup battery for his secure server. The wifi had cut out, a
h
dro
ling to the floor just as the door creaked open. He dragged his legs behind
am swept the room
! Stella
pping the light. "Ju
ug. "The security system... it runs on a separate circuit. I need
wrapped her arms around his
pu
weight. And
ing to lift his chest off the floor. "For som
imp. "Dead weight feels heavier, S
hair. They were tangled together, limbs awkward
htning illumin
weren't pained. They wer
r fingers grazed his bi
her voice trembling. "Call me next ti
n his gut. She was so sincere. So desperate to he
a babysitte
wife, Stell
with a sudden zzzt. T
s straddling his lap on the floor. Sh
hurt? sh
aid. "Just..
shing in her eyes. She
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