eeks
ampton Lester estate. The heavy velvet curtains
as still weak, but the sedati
of the room had fallen asleep
nto the thick Persian rug. She moved silentl
d the cold, brass handle
sharp metal edge pressed i
r. She turned the knob with agon
ed her bare arms. She kept her back pressed against the wall, moving towa
the stairs, a figure ste
dfo
wine. He froze when he saw her. His
h his perfectly styled blonde hair,
s voice dripping with fake sympat
memory of the hickey on Cher
he brass letter opener, pointing t
Bradford?" she demanded. Her voi
vanished. The muscle
," he sneered. "You're nothing
from the other en
ter suite. They saw Jaclyn holding the w
her signature
he three of them formed a semi-cir
as pressed against the cold glass of the floor
t her back. Her breathing
nd wrapped her arms around his waist
ed, her eyes gleaming with malice
fury drove straight
ashing the letter open
ss. It shattered on the floor. His large han
d her arm
ingers went numb. The letter opener
r backward with al
ack slammed into the f
through the hallway. The thick
he looked down. The stone
. She tapped her index
atelyn said slowly. "Jumping to h
nged forward. Both of his hands
backward, forcing her thr
ripped
lawed at the wooden window frame. Her fingernails
ng crash erupted f
ors of the estate were kick
ned her neck
the foyer. He was flanked
s loo
d onto Jaclyn dangling fr
re shattered instantly. Pure, unad
The sound tore from his t
shoving a heavy marble table ou
but unmistakable. Bradford's eyes darted toward the grand s
p acrylic nails directly into the bleedi
n forced Jaclyn'
st her
roared in
kward into t
he broken window. Bradford, Katelyn, and Cherri
d her gaze
atio. He threw his arms out, his body stretching t
ith a desperate, agonizing l
r. He was the only o
crunch echoed t
ammed into the h
. A massive wave of agony instant
y beneath her back, soak
lurred into
s scooped her upper b
r blood. He pressed his large hands desper
pped from his face ont
e cracking, completely broken. "Jaclyn
wanted to touch his face. She wanted to t
fore all the strength drained from her musc
suffocating, swa
entire life fighti
nal. The last thing she heard was the a
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