the end of the carpeted hallway and
ying a mist of freezing rain. The physical shock of
teps echoed
a! W
lass door open, panting as
tared at the man who used to be her c
red suit and pulled out a neatly folded check. He s
ck at the door. "It's enough for a decent apartment in
of paper. A heavy wave of disg
ouch it. "You only play the good gu
ou know how it is! I can't go against the Cherr
r voice dripping with contempt.
respond, the terrace d
he was wearing a thin silk evening gown, her
d over to Erna and reached out to gr
iolently, as if Brynlee's
mask of pure devastation. Tears
ectly. "Don't bring the NYPD into this. The scandal wil
ollo's stock. You're just terrified the cops will find out what you
rynlee's eyes, but it was gone in a milli
er high heel scraped loudly against t
in a dramatic, exaggerated arc. She crashed hard into a
as
ds exploded across the floor. Brynlee let out a bloo
the pathetic performance. She didn't
ed from the hallway. Apollo burs
mud, blood trickling down her pale arm f
inted over and dropped to his knees, pu
ked out, burying her face in his s
Apollo's head snapped up. His eyes locked
oared, his voice vibrating with fu
ducked down, too terrified of Apollo's wra
f them. Her three-year mar
ngle step back. She met Apollo's furious glare an
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