ste
he wind chilled me to the bone. The r
lmost no signal. I
dy boots. They protected my feet from the gravel shoulder, but t
pulled up behind me. Two guards climbed out. Both addressed
ting in the back of that patrol car while the guards maintained an embarr
so pathetic, so u
hour later. The sight of my best friend striding through the door, her face tight
her eve
om suit," she declared. "The Moon Goddess must have assign
s personality officially classified as a public safety hazard. Under any other ci
shower, trying to wash away the dust of the road and the humili
cided to call him Shadow because he moved so quietly tha
er called nor sent a mess
e. My real life. I went bac
Sullivan waved a gossip magazine at me.
g, a genuine smile I had never seen in person. And on his arm was Kianna Huff, a be
ous. "And so rich. You're living the dream. But you
eleste. It's like you're single.
orian and Kianna. Any embarrassmen
m being widowed," I said with a dry smile. "As far
olleagues stared, their gossipy c
I said, my voice steady. I walked o
nst the cool wall, the cheerful hos
from my life. The problem was that the mate bon
hone and sent B
. I need a lawyer who has no
ared less than
on
ts. For the first time, I had done more than imagine leaving Dori
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