ntaneous tonight." He looked at her with an expression of such profound guilt it was almo
room with him, of continuing this charade, was nauseating. But she saw
id, her voice
h unspoken things. At the hotel, a valet took the car, and Dal
private, unlisted establishment, gave Dallas a curt nod. "Welcome back, Mr. Vance," he said,
nd. The manager's knowing look was a c
ttered on the bed, lights dimmed to a sultry amber.
he asked, his
eas
pretending to admire the view. But her eyes
as his hand slipped into his pocket and came out with a small paper packet. She watched, h
tched. He was
oncern, and handed her the tainted gla
. That would expose her. She smiled, took the
," she said, h
he rim touched her mouth, she let her ankle
clums
r silk dress. But she'd made sure to swallow a small mouthful
crossing his face before being replaced by c
faucet, shoved her fingers down her throat, and tried to vomit, but nothi
, her knuckles white. She heard
ith fake urgency. "What? The main s
, baby. It's an emergency at work. I have to go. You ju
r clicked shu
vision blurring at the edges. A strang
he drug will make her compliant. The guy will be there in ten minutes. Just get the video of
full, monstrous scope of hi
in the hallway outside. T
cort w
She grabbed her handbag from the chair, her l
utside. She didn't look. She bolted down the hallway in th
ard, her body crashing against
The door clicked shut behind her, plunging her into near-total da
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