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with a mechanical shriek, like the beast had finally s
king her narrow her eyes. The air smelled of hot asphalt and exhaust, bu
la folder. He extended his arm, handing it over. Inside were her relees lingering on her face. He had seen hundreds of inmates walk out these doors
to register under when she took the fall, the only identity she had left now that the Coopers had stripped her of theirs. It was the physical proof she
rom the defeated slump the original host carried into a rigid,
ssued shoes clicked sharply against the pavement. Each ste
e, parked diagonally across the yellow li
y clothes with absolute, unfiltered disgust. That look-the curled lip, the cold superiority-it was exactly the same expression he
car. He crossed his arms over hisin snapped. "I have better things
t lower her head. Her eyes, cold and dead, locked onto his face. The desperate,
neck. He swallowed hard, adjusting his silk tie to shake off t
Cooper family is only taking you back because Mom and Dad don't want th
p closer, tow
t. "You're just Isabel Jensen now. Out here, you'
sound vibrated in her chest. It was sharp
er voice flat and devoid of any warmth, "than step
ulged against his collar. He was not used to this tone. The old I
ard. His large hand reached out, aiming to grab her
. Her nerve reflexes, honed by years of extreme gen
er right hand shot up, slapping his reaching h
hoed across the e
hest, his mouth falling open in sheer shock. The physical speed
d, recovering his voice. "She cries every night! You
e fake sister made a cold knot of
r eyes narrowing into dangerous slits. "I a
into his suit jacket and pulled ou
is chest heaving. "I will leave you to starve on th
r index and middle finger. She held his gaze-steady, unblinking-and then, slowly, deliberately, she loose
hange," she
deep, heavy purr of a V12 engine vibr
the parking lot. It pulled up directly behind th
out. He wore a pristine, tailored chauffeur
invisible. He stopped directly in front of Isabe
carrying clearly over the idling engine.
The red flush drained from his
door of the Maybach. The scent of rich leather
he luxurious cabin. S
, leaving Kadin standing frozen next to his d
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