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the heavy glass do
was instantly shut out, replaced by the war
he little girl looked around with wide eyes, her golden curls
spered, her tone
, her small hand gripp
's simple coat. He opened his mouth, clearly preparing
ed into her pocket and slid a solid black pri
dismissal vanished, replaced by a deep, practiced bow. H
ate booth, shielded from the main din
oulter aimlessly stirred his martini. His eyes drifted ov
r profile caugh
hed over the rim, the cold liquid sp
he back booth was wearing a simple coat, her aura freezing cold.
om his pocket, his hands shaking. He aimed the camera toward
to turn of
light pulsed t
ped toward the source of the light,
leather sofa. His breath hitched in his throat. He waited a ful
y patrons eating their seafood. Her face remained expressionless as sh
to gallery on his p
omach
e her, holding her coat, was a little girl
ed Godfrey's contact. He attached
to believe who I j
it s
Hammond Building, Godfrey stood by the floor-to-ceiling w
mahogany desk, shattering t
ood near the door, care
. He walked to the desk, picked up
contracte
ars. The woman he had searched for until his sanity frayed. A
ngers gripped the edges of the phone so h
eyes dragg
blonde girl stan
lt as if a sledgehammer had just smashed dire
e saw Alyse standing in the courtroom, her face completely blank, admitting
e swept the heavy crystal
s shattering across the expensive rug. Alex
nd his teeth together, his voice comi
he
ine. He gave the name of the restaurant, his
word. He grabbed his dark wool coat from the
oard meeting-" Alex start
it nailed Alex to the floor. The
reflected Godfrey's bloodshot eyes. The rage he hadNora poked at her desser
e soft and sweet. "When do
ir. But her eyes were fixed on the busy New York streets
vibrated o
screen. A decrypt
ved the signal.
corners of Alyse's mouth. She picked
yed for five long year
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