d feel the coldness of her skin through the thin
r voice a muffled, frightened sob. "I..
anipulator into a terrified little girl. The w
moments, leaving behind a profound sense of helplessness.
imp, slumping as if all
t again, scooping her up in a bridal carry
er. Holding the woman he despised with every fiber
and dropped her onto it wit
pulling the covers around herself. Only her wide, re
ingsley said, standing ov
ed out. Her fingers flew across the screen, navigating to his banking app. Using his saved password, she authorized a supplementary black card for herself-a card linked directly to his personal account with a spending l
small, wounded. "I just... I love you
rong, I shouldn't have used such an extreme method... but when I
into a reluctant act of "saving" a girl driven mad b
more of her madness. "Starting today. After one month, you
eekly, like a child who
you will not contact Carmelita, and you will not pul
you say." Her comp
e, but all he saw was the pale exhaustion of a near-death
ket and tie from the sofa, ready
g?" Gretta's voice
your bu
pushed the covers aside and sat up. The robe fe
he door, turning ba
re do yo
her voice pitiful. "You hav
a blatant provocation, a decla
ting the urge to throw h
ice," he g
retta pushed. "And I don'
dded fabric on the floor-the remains of the d
ed a woman's outfit delivered to the presidential suite at the
woman he was familiar with as a reference poi
yes like ice. "When the clothes arrive
d, he turned and wa
the handle, Gretta's voice floa
't forget our
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