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ging pain sliced th
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s flew
't in my chest. Instead, I was staring up at or
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my cousin,
ace of the Avery estate, during the annual winter gala. I saw my reflection in the glass of
y a speaker. "Warmly welcome all the guests to atte
ar. This was the night. The night Paige had conspir
she had truly give
n I was sixteen, back before
h me, immediately followed by th
er sneer deepened. "What? Is the l
ged betrothal to the Alpha heir, Camryn Alexander. Her plan with a low-life thug nam
uel face. The confusion in my eyes cle
rve her. "What are you
the first time. I spoke slowly, my voice quiet bu
d you just
ave. She took a half-step back, then puffed out her chest, her bravado retur
finished t
d known death. My hand whipped through the air, and the crack of my palm co
g, far beyond what a sixteen-
her lips. A thin trickle of blood appeared at the
gers, my eyes locked on
meek, frightened girl w
would be th
ge shrieked, her voice
a step toward her. "That was for the slap you just
he edge of the terrace. I saw him. To
as just as I
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ame w
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