Shattered Vows: The Don's Runaway Queen

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dealers used on street corners. It felt filthy

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. His perfect

ox was

undress. Ava sunbathing on our yacht. Ava in the passenger

the

Liam. When are you

ission is. Image is everything. But

I scrolled until

ad evaporated in the heat of a rage so cold it

back exactly w

s shimmered in the moonlight. Liam had planted them for our first anniversary. He had hired

se phone and dialed

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hem gone by sunrise. I want nothi

. the

ice slicing through the s

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ologies, for silence. I pulled them off the hangers, piling them onto the floor like ca

ekeeper: *Donate to the wom

him. Scraping

opened downst

ressed in a simple silk robe, staring a

t slightly rumpled. He smelled of *her*. That cloying, flor

ticed, weary smile of a man ca

wn and wrapped his arms around me from behind, bury

touched me. It took every ounce of my willpower not

he noted, pullin

sleep well

y I was gone so long. The uni

ere," I said,

d out a long, thin velvet box. "I pi

celet glittered inside. It was hea

no move to take it. "Is this the

ted to mine, searching for a crack in the mask. Then he laughed, a low

ig

the screen and sighed. "I have

bathroom, closing t

ere he had tossed his shirt. I picked

5. Ava's

ed over. The room spun. I rushed to the

't just

as it touched my flat stomach. My period was lat

te clinic in Queens, far away from the fa

octor handed me a bl

id, smiling gently. "You'

ny image. A tiny, pu

ch

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ways wanted. The "

of the city was deafening, a chaotic symphony that matched the st

nclair. She must have stolen my num

m was asleep, shirtless. Ava was kissing his chee

with me. Don't worry, I'

asound photo in my h

n into this, it would be a pawn. A bargaining chi

ouse was empty. Lia

r wedding date. I opened it and placed the ultrasound photo inside

cked

ction in the mirror.

ot br

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hand on m

ispered to the nothingness.

e of my mind. It was crazy. It was

ad to die so tha