nce
inside with my new husband. I clutched the marriage certificate in my
ar across the glass as we moved. None of it felt real
Instead, he held out a brand-new, sleek
reen lit up, showing a sin
sba
of my ears. I quickly keyed in my number, my finge
ath. It was time to sta
ng for a long time. When he finally answered, the background was fill
mpatient, annoyed. "What new dr
rp jab to my already bruised heart. But a
I'm calling to officially inform you, for t
already? Just stop with the theatrics and come back." He was so certain
. I didn't say
number. The series of taps on t
avy presence in the car. When I looked up, I saw a flicker
ll was to
blind date you arranged.Now, I want back what is rightfully mine, th
was profound. I could almost picture he
inally came, sharp and shrill. "The Serap
ent of the shares are to be transferred to me upon my twenty-third birthday.You've been hiding
o the phone with a threatening tone, "Or sh
inning rapidly, her mind racing with calculations;
out, the word dripping w
xhaustion wash over me. It fel
gliding silently into the flow of traffic
se. "Take me to my... to the apartment I
ury apartment building Karter ha
out, Kane's voice s
lack credit card. "No limit. As my 'pa
symbol of this bizarre new reality. My pride bristled, but
rmured, my voice
looking back, I walked into the build
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