as freezing. He kept the thermostat at si
reviewing the short-sell documents f
e. He looked pale. He held
tight. "The girl from last n
pen. He looked up. No one r
t open. The check fluttered onto
note drifted d
ack eyeliner handwriting. Medical fees for
essure built in his chest. A second later,
ng on his holstered weapon. He though
He rubbed his thumb over the eyeliner
t Vance. "W
an iPad. "Franklin Owen's illegitimate dau
ted his head. "An Owen? Is Frank
k his head. "No. Franklin is too stup
he was playing the ultimate game of hard-to-get. She returned the mone
hot down his spine. "She knows I need a wife
e door to the
ng a blood-red silk dress
stairs. If you embarrass me tonight, I will cut of
ails broke the skin of her palms. She looked at the dress. It
o relax. She gave Frankl
Good. The cage tau
urleigh picked up his secure p
to the Owen dinner t
the estate for a social event in two y
of the sticky note. "A
et, right over his heart. He wasn't going to the di
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