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void of warmth. Her pulse, which had been r
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iolently red. Three massive offshore accounts that had been secretly
highway, speeding toward the
living room, Aleta sat on the sof
h-end jewelry retailer. She selected a fifty-thousand-do
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ction
page twice, watching the loading icon spin in agonizing slow motion. When the page finally reloaded, she clicked the checkout
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ped as soon as the line connec
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ate underground parking garage of
car. Her boots clicked aga
vator. Devonte swiped a black k
upward, stopping
rounded by floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking the c
straight to the
hotos from the crash
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