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. Aria's rig
drifted through the crack in the clo
. Cassie. Cassie's laugh. High a
uld keep her out till mor
voice, rougher now, the urgency giving way to somet
lov
r kiss. Deeper
urned, accompanied by a dull, throb
ed at her eyes. She squeezed them shu
The presidential suite at Th
t wasn'
to her car-Blake's car, the one he'd insisted she take that day-and sent it spinning over the
had
he bed on all fours, legs unsteady, and
. Younger. Unbroken. Perfect.
k on the nightstand. The date glowe
er wedding t
k. She had
Just like last time, she'd been sedated at her own bachelorette party. The champa
t through her. Real. Tangible. She was
heard i
k-in closet. Cassie's voice, thick with pl
hen he was being romantic. "Once I have controlling shares in the
"What are you so afraid of? That idiot is so in love with you, she'd
ood turne
ough the drug's fog. She bit her lip so hard she
down the wall at some point, she didn't re
slightl
ked up around her waist. The lavender silk Aria had spent three weeks choosing with her. It was
tomorrow," Cassie panted. "That wom
"Once I have controlling shares, I'll divorce her.
ace. Then, just as fas
. She wouldn't conf
and landed on her phone,
took
nts stealthy. Camera. Video mode.
k. She adjusted it twice-making certain both faces were clear,
had cost her everything.
froze. "Did you
slammed aga
ake muttered. His voice was tigh
g made the room tilt slightly, and for one terrible moment, she thought her legs would give ou
agonizin
back. "You're rig
Aria recorded
ticed ease, Aria was already back in the bed. Eyes closed
fall across her face. Then-the whisper of a blanket
ftness in her voice curdled Aria's stomac
ch cold and dry. A collector with his prize. His eyes, she
ht her knuckles ached. She forced her breathing to
f the bachelorette party-the one that had continued without her, the one wher
id Aria ope
Clear. Cold as
o a secure cloud server. Then she deleted the original file from her phone.
gain. And again. Each splash washing away another layer
o had loved
had trusted
ian Kensington and called him a m
taircase she'd walked a thousand times. And then another: Damian, his car exploding
at her reflection. Pale skin. Eyes shar
to the mirror. "This t
le touched
ie..." She straightened. Dried
ss. Not white. Never white again. The
time to jo
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