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e at The Plaza Hotel. The room was swallowed in darkness. The anticipation
mmy Choo heels. Her bare feet
out. Her voice bounce
the cold marble countertop and hit two wine glasses. She paused. The rim of one g
on the plush carpet leading to the walk-in closet. She pushed the half-open door
k lace lingerie was discarded there. It was extremely revealin
e burning acid against her fingertips. Her stomach violently churn
er. It went straight to voicemail. The mechanical
nal was stationary in the VIP garage on the third bas
abbed a trench coat, wrapped it tightly around her shiver
stomach. She stared at the red numbers ticking down. Her fin
of the underground garage slapped her face. Sh
Her eyes caught a black Range Rover shaki
tinted windshield, under the weak overhead light, she saw tw
man threw her head back. It was Sierra Shaw. Julian's childhood fri
e deliberately turned her face toward the window, her provocative gaze s
spilled over her lashes. The betrayal sliced through he
f the car. Her hands trembled violently as she raised her phon
phone into her pocket, turned around, and leaned heavily against the freezing
nvinced her to sign a legal document transferring her 20% shares of thei
ith nothing. The expensive medical bills for her gra
. She swallowed the blood, the humiliation, and the rag
hing metal echoed in the empty stairwell,
ive emotional shock made her legs feel like lead
rning. She couldn't take another step. She pushed open th
ad silent. Clara leaned against the wallpaper,
ng. Every light in the hotel died. The corrid
. Heavy, rapid footsteps echoed in the
stairwell, but a massive, scorching hot hand
mixed with the metallic tang of
forward. She was dragged into a dark, half-open hotel roo
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