door. Her scalp went numb. She had no way to retrea
t corner away from him. "Good morning, Uncle Con
didn't look at her again. He turned his head toward
he sudden gravity pull stretched Clara's al
radiating from Conrad invaded her lungs. It perfectly
broke out on her back. Her hand instinctively flew up to
, the board members who drugged your drink at T
ain. Her heart leaped into her throat. Her legs gave out. Her sti
He frowned slightly. His deep, pierci
e was low, carrying the heavy
e squeezed out a smile. "I'm fine. I didn'
igh collar and her pale face fo
tal echoed above them. The elevator jer
ggered immediately. She let out a short, terrified
ot out and hooked around her waist. She was y
t hit her full force. The sheer terror of bei
hands against his chest, her nails digging int
n deepened. Instead of letting go, his arm tig
Conrad barked out. His voice was right next to
skin shocked Clara back to reality. She sto
silence, the backup generator kick
ing her frantic thrashing against his solid chest, the heavy layers of concealer she had meticulously applied that morning had
d at the mark. A fragmented memory of a woman cryi
d over her collar, and shoved him away with all her
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he bolted out of the elevator li
ppear. He slowly raised his right hand and stared at the th
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from the 15th floor of The Plaza Hotel last night. I
shed freezing water onto her face. She stared at h
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