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. Light bled under the heavy oak, a warm smear that felt like a wall she wasn't allowed to cross. Her fingers had gone cold and
urning knot right under her ribs. Every nerve screamed at her to turn, to slink back to the cold guest room she had been ass
stopped
s, too big on her, slipping off one shoulder. Her bare legs hung down, one foot tracing slow cir
oulders. He took the file without looking up, all his attention on the papers in his lap. They moved around each oth
r half a second, then curved back into something swe
soft and smooth. "It loo
No curiosity. Just a flat, cold disgust that made her skin shrink. She opened her mouth, but nothing ca
ce low and dismissive. "Have the housekeeper deal with this.
ast she felt her lips go numb. The help. S
ugh for Eleanor to smell her perfume-something floral and expensive. "I'm sorry," Aria said, v
rrison, her voice scraping out in a raw whispe
, just a flicker of annoy
pen inside her. A surge of sheer desperation pushe
s. It never reached his eyes. "Ah. There it is. Th
her mouth in a perfect little panto
o keep her voice steady, to swallow the burn rising in
shoulders filling her vision, made her feel small. He stalked toward her until his shad
rd as a blade. "That is your p
r banged the doorframe as
essing close. Her voice was a soft purr. "Harry, don'
led her against his side. His focus shifted to her completely, as if Eleanor had already b
ain so sharp it made her gasp tore through her chest. It
ht. Standing there one more second w
rned a
d after her. Harrison's low murmur. Aria's satisfied, musical
ailed to get the money. She had been handed proof, brutal and undeniable, of exactl
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