scent of Desmond's cedar and bergamot cologne filled th
leather door panel, trying to put as m
d leaned back against the headrest, his dark eye
he swallowed the lump of fear in
r voice was hoarse, ba
ounded like a threat. "A divorce? You thi
rnails digging into her own palms. "You took
large hand clamped around her thin w
. "You will spend the rest of your miserable life in the shadow
hand back at
, the Maybach pulled up to the curb on Fifth Avenue, stopping in
urity. "Burn those disgusting clothes. Put her in
Ada. They marched her through the
oppers stopped and stared at the bruised, e
ng room. Two saleswomen nervously wheel
lection. Her collarbones jutted out sharply. Her skin was pale and covered i
ned it a crack. "I need to use the restroom
throom. There were no windows, only one
ked up. Above the toilet stalls was a
rom weakness. She pushed her fingers through the met
ilation shaft. The metal scraped against her elbows, tearing the skin, but she didn'
guard kicked the bathroom d
blared through th
ng hard on a pile of cardboard boxes. Pain shot up
her heart hammering wildly. She could hear the crack
the stairs toward the crowded platform. A tra
for the o
clamped down on the back
terror. She was jerked backward
t. She looked up into Desmond's eyes. They we
away in fear, intimidated by th
n, threw Ada over his broad shoulder l
r fists against his back. "Let
ied her out of the station and threw he
ordered the driver, his voi
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