th in t
nning to fol
as still full of numbers, hidden accounts, and the anger I felt every ti
en I s
ne
s, sunglasses hiding her eyes even though the evening sun had already begun
the way she mo
pic
s tightened
night. She had been showing off everywher
as she h
y a moment before q
lights flickered above us, casting long shadows over the pavement. The
tarted bea
ed halfway do
ed out from
near the corner, holding my breath a
with messy hair and a leath
es wi
ittle
ad been presenting eve
t the man's shoulder, small arms
st tig
as goi
sed her arms
ate," she
. "Relax. The k
i
our
mian's
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ll slid do
envelope from her pur
t and counted th
tered. "Still
oice droppe
keep bringing him whenever I n
caught in
a
ed the boy on
" he said with a grin. "If that's true, you should be
mach d
nd me felt lik
ing
ighed dra
d coldly. "Men like him are easy when
started
wasn't D
ng had b
egnanc
ch
of
ckled. "And
rolled h
ut of the way, and once she sign and
tightened
Still. Dangerous ga
smiled
ll become mine. And by the time he realizes the truth
so loudly I was afra
to my stomach w
ide me felt suddenly
stroyed my mar
mo
po
e spoke quiet
.. was th
fr
od ran
ned s
x-husband Damian stood
ce was
d on Vanessa and t
oc
bel
a
written clearly
eard eve
ry
ll speaking, co
e told the man. "And don't worry about the payme
ecause pretending to be a
sts clenche
t hear his he
Vanessa
sa
disappeare
widened
ian.
ding the bo
the alley bec
ickly, panic flashing across he
d, pointing at me.
react, she st
lifted
y what she wa
ing to hit
this
grabbed her
sa ga
mi
n her wris
ti
" he sai
ice wa
o
gr
red at him
quickly. "She must have set thi
to
wo
s all i
a went
her wrist, but his ey
s my son," Dami
a swal
..
ed slowly, his voice shakin
the boy shift
s darted arou
n list
d every
ed into the all
s face w
ment nob
softly betwee
sleepily on th
ian look
looke
ime since every
mething in h
hing
gr
a
even
felt n
ad already
denly laugh
quickly. "Damian, you know I
an said quiet
didn't
own the alley, the littl
ooked ter
ian.
ng a lie?" he
opened h
words c
them felt like a sto
sudd
eyes turne
o
te
ger
ur fault,"
I could
ed into h
ed somet
hing
ing me
art d
he dim light
ed it wa
smiled
tonight," she whispere
caught in
adn't seen t
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