room fell d
early thought the word Deepfa
of the photos off the rug. He squinted at it. "The li
rver," Daryn said, his voice cold and clinical. "
e armrests. He looked at Alice, his eyes filled with a heavy,
She walked slowly to the coffee table
inst the image of the gir
one completely flat. "The fingers are smoot
finger. He saw the manicured nails. He
y raised her right hand to th
f. She rolled the sleeve up past her elbow.
of the floor lamp,
, purple whip marks. Her wrist bone protruded at an unnatural angle from an o
om became absolute. T
lips trembled violently. A choked,
. He stared at the mangled flesh, his eyes wide wi
let out a roar of anguish and slammed his fist into the wooden load-bearing pil
rm up, standing
ils long," she said quietly. "It made
t the edge of the rug. A tidal wave of
heelchair. His hands reached out, shaking violently, w
e old man's trembling fingers gently stroke a small, unscarre
His voice was hoarse, raw with fury. "Trace the IP addre
vy cashmere coat from the sofa and draped it over Alice'
ess corporate emperor walked over
"I let my prejudice blind me. I w
l handle my own revenge. I
tered the last of
hick, slightly crumpled paper envelope. He pressed it
stack of crisp hundred-dollar bi
ing at Byron. Weren't they
year-end bonus from the property management company. And I chipped in
with a desperate earnestness. "Yes. I
sheer amount of disposable cash they handed over without a second thought. They were hiding something massive. Yet, as she looked at their anxious, hopeful faces, she recognized the raw, unfiltered protective instinct underneath the deception. They weren't trying to harm
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