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gh the soles of Adelia's heels, traveling up her l
e flute on a passing waiter's t
ing wa
hite light. A sudden, unnatural heat flared beneath her skin, starting at her chest and rapidly spread
eded G
r collarbone, a nervous habit, but her skin felt too hot to the touch. She scanned the room, desperate
You loo
tepsister stepped into her line of sight, her manicured fingers
ia choked out, her knees buckling sli
ster. You've had too much champagne." She reached into her sequined clutch and pressed a smooth piece of plastic into Adelia's s
rd like a lifeline. The
er legs heavy as lead as she stu
Through the narrowing gap, she caught a glimpse of Bonny's face. The concern was gone. Bonny's lipsde was a blur o
1703, the room was pitch black. The only light came from the faint glo
her veins
er breath coming in shallow, ragged gasps. The heat inside her was u
d clamped down
Before she could scream, she was hauled upward.
dark, bitter tang of tobacco. It wasn't Greggory's cologne
ed into the darkness, h
n's breathing was just as ragged as hers. For a split secon
ing her face up. "Who the hell are you?" h
had stolen her voice. But her bod
d in his chest. Th
tress, and they fell into the darkness together. Reason evaporated, re
lost consciousness, Adelia heard him wh
g sunlight stabbed throug
deep soreness settling into her bones. She reached out, he
tobacco scent still lingered on
eneath the fold of the sheet, was a single black cufflink. Engr
it up, a deafening cras
en, slamming against the wall with
ll!" a vo
him, three tabloid reporters shoved t
. Blinding flashes of white light exploded in the room, capturing
ambled backward, yanking the heavy duvet up to her
ou doing?!" she sobbe
stack of papers from his jacket-their prenuptial morality clause-and hurled it directly at h
voice carried to the reporters. "Violating our agreeme
You sent me here! Bonny gave me the k
ld I send you to another man's room? You reek of him. And look-" he reached down and snatched the b
found the cufflink. Now it would
with the Wall Street board members a
the front. She gasped, her manicured fingers flying to cover
uld you? How could you ruin our family
rs tracking down her
he fake tears, Bonny's pupils were di
lungs in a violent rush. She hadn't just
ashing cameras. "And I will be seeking full compensati
t. Bonny followed, casting one last
f the bed. They shoved microphones toward her face, shouting
und the empty space where the cufflink had been. They had
ke every single
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