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etallic click of the lock echoed in the massive
to the floor. A pair of red-soled stilettos lay discarded on th
the living room. The sound hit Ellery's eardrums
et into her slippers, and walked toward th
el No. 5 hit her nose. It clashed violently with the subtle ced
heer silk nightgown that left nothing to the imagination. A
over Ellery's conservative gray busine
ass. "You're home early," Crystal s
. She looked right through the woman an
hed red. She took a quick step sideways
at Crystal's collarbone,
er voice was flat, col
edroom door
rk gray bathrobe loosely tied at his waist. He was
between the two women. A slow, cr
She practically threw herself at Holland,
al whined, dragg
ked onto Ellery. He watched her face, waiting for a
ain grounded her. She turned on her heel, ready to walk back out
said. His voice was
e. She looked up at him, her ey
. His jaw muscle feathere
at from the back of the sofa. She didn't bother putting it on. Sh
ed shut. The loud bang ech
ure in the r
trides. He grabbed Ellery's wrist. His large fingers wra
. Her chest crashed a
rm, trying to break
d his head. His warm, mint-scented
ispered. His voice was laced with an
of her neck. His fingers tangled in her hair, pull
teeth scraped against her bottom lip. He de
burned for oxygen. Realizing she couldn't win, she went completely lim
rigid. He pulled bac
of the private elevator s
ealing the Sutton family's head butler
Ellery's wrist. He took a step back, his chest st
r hands were shaking as she s
bowed his h
adam Goldia expects you both at the estate for dinner tonight. She explicitly instructed me to ensure
doors slid shut. Ellery stared at the empty f
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