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t arrangement before her unfaithful husband lan
e woman who had once been Camille's closest friend. Three years ago, Camille h
andsome. Attentive. If Frank wanted to make a fool of her, then she would
ssed in a perfect smile, bound by carefully defined ter
ith Cody for three years, but now, i
the polished surf
ures. A c
etched thin across the café window by the fading gold of the day. Her fingers, of their own acc
k Walters's flight would land
door chimed, a delicate
Upper East Side clientele. Yet he carried the plain clothes with understated confidence,
eyes found h
opposite her, the force of his prese
ered against the wood. Her movements were fluid, practic
s is the l
m. A placid lake
a beat, then slowly lifted back to her face. The warmth
forward, planting his hands flat on the tabl
is voice was a low rumble, laced with a
n cool against her fingertips. She took a smal
othing to d
eyes. He slammed his hand down, covering the check. The
s more menacing than a shout. "You thi
under his palm, a f
were clear from the beginning. Public compa
the perfect makeup, the carefully
f I sa
ears turned a
lain against saucer was sharp, decisive. It cu
e look down o
sound on the floor. She was alr
g and tucked them under her cup. For t
eclipsing the light from the wi
ut, clamping ar
s, Camille," he said, each
ed her a
odb
turned and walked away
onless, his gray eyes boring in
ustling sidewalk. The city noise was a relief, washing
l against her skin. She locked the doors. A breath she hadn
picked up the check. Slowly, deliberately, he ripped it into small, prec
hed a stray piece of hair, her expression settlin
the chapter titled "Cody" was alrea
into the river of traffic,
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