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linging to the marble walls and making the air heavy. Calleigh stood by
road back shifting with the sharp movement, before le
steady the rapid thumping in her chest.
. He dragged the cotton across his ja
y above a whisper. "Lily's follow-up appoin
ed the towel into the wicker hamper.
lleigh," he said, his voice a flat, hard l
tallic tang of blood. "But the bone marrow registry. We haven't heard anything,
e walk-in closet. He reached for the rack, his fingers brushing past
n the hardwood floor. "You missed her last th
gers pulling the knot tight with a violent jerk. "Stop using the kid to hold me hostage.
th hot moisture. "She doesn't care about the firm. Sh
into the inner pocket of his tailored suit ja
he paper was loud in the quiet room. He ripped the slip of paper
housand. That's your allowance for the month. Hire another sp
n black ink. Her hands started to shake.
you can buy off, Hakeem,"
nto a glare, but before he could speak, a
phone. The ringtone he o
tion in his eyes melted away, replaced by a sudden, i
red it immediately. "Hello?" he said, his voi
ould hear the frantic, tearful voice
the. It's okay. I'm leaving right now.
fingertips went numb. "Are you going to her?" she a
were a stranger standing in his bedroom. The warmth in his
cket and shrugged it o
out, her fingers wrapping around the expensive wool of his sleeve. "J
e. He yanked his arm
the polished floor. She stumbled backward, her arms flailing, until her
lips. Pain radiated up her
t look down. He just adjusted his
of the penthouse slammed shut, the s
he floor, her knees pulled to her chest, the cold air
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