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orm she was bringing inside. Rain slicked the marble floors of the Tribeca lobby, and she shrugged the d
the concierge. His job was to know every face, and hers was not
. Her fingers, cold and numb, dug into the depths of her Hermès bag until they closed around the cool, sharp edges of a black key ca
An agonizing second passed. Then, a small green light blinked, a
ed the button for
t of dread tightening in her gut. The feeling was so intense i
i
d the silence was absolute. Her footsteps were swallowed by the plush car
she sme
el N
air like a declaration. Her fingers, reaching for the keypad, froze
h and typed in Clevela
flashed. A
of blood a sharp sting on her tongue. Of course.A birthday she'd seen splashed across the gossip pages a
ic
gaged. The lig
or was
's other life. Across the living room, the floor-to-ceiling windows showcased the gl
d to the floor
studded with crystals, were kicked
cket was tossed over the arm of the sofa. She recognized the fabric, the cu
hroaty-slithered through the air. It felt like a physical bl
She moved toward the master bedroom door, which was sl
e warm glow of a bedside lamp. Tw
of him. He was leaning over someone, his head bent
aded through his dark hair, her voice a
, so powerful she had to brace herself against the wall.
Not
palm. Harder. The sharp, grounding pain cut through the nausea. It
humb pressing down hard on the screen. She hit record to capture the unmistakable, breathy sounds of Seraphina moaning his name, intertwined with his low, husky responses. Then, stepping back quietly toward the entryway, her ey
n't make a sound as she backed away, turning and wa
sheets, plastering her hair to her face. But s
g through her contacts until she found the number
d on the f
otion. "I need you to do something for me immediately. Shut it
ll to her side. The party Cleveland was hosting for his partners t
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