a laugh bubbling up, sharp and humorless. "
retorted, his voice
door, not fully latched, swung open a few inches as
ce a fragile thread. She tugged weakly at his sleeve. "Kar
ster" was so out of place, so cloyingly sw
ooked at Seraphina. He patted her hand reassur
onable than you are," he said,
atching the impenetrable bubble of intimacy that surrounde
f conversation from the hal
Whitaker is going t
t he's alre
with his lawyer in the break room. Said he's
ng in her soul, destroying her last shr
already sensitive pregnant body, was too muc
around, hand over her mouth, and bol
hing sounds echoed from
rily stunned by the ex
of triumph flashed
. Her breathing became shallow and quick. "Jules... am I... am I that ho
perfect, glistening pearls. "I'm sorry, it's all my faul
to her. He looked at her tear-streaked face, an
d his expression turned to stone. He b
ina in the most disgusting way
inst the counter until the nausea subsided. She wa
eyes, burning with a c
enough of a scene?" he hissed
ctimized" Seraphina in his arms. Suddenly, the
would only believe wh
ed. So incr
ollow and calm. "Let's just get this o
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