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rawling Manhattan penthouse. Alayna stepped onto the thick Persian rug,
vibrated i
nt a single image. It was a close up of the
ir in the elevator suddenl
g herself it was a sick joke. But her feet were already moving, her heelbiometric lock on the master
n slipped thro
out curtains were drawn, casting the room in shadows,
ngled in the cente
m her numb fingers. It hit the
n the bed stop
his face, leaving his skin a sickly gray. He scramb
ollarbone. She shrank against the headboard, but Alayna caught the brief
is bare knees hitting the floor. He reached ou
ck. A cold, suffocating
e stared at the man she had loved for three years. Her chest hea
lamed the champagne, the stress of merging her indie game st
ant, let out a pathetic sob from
er off. "Shu
n front of her, under the guise of business meetings, in her
large hands digging into her collarbones. He tried to
grip. He squeezed harder, his nails biting in
the half empty bottle of red
overrode the shock
e. She did not hesitate. She swung her arm in a vicious arc,
tered with a d
don's face. He let go of her instantly, stumbling backward
ing her face in the pillows
her left hand and gripped the three carat diamond engagement riJordon square in the chest with a dul
e, furious eyes. He spat out a threat, reminding her that the Smi
aped against the walls. She told him she would rat
turned on her heel to walk out. Her heels clicked sharply against
own the hallway, his voice
id not l
slammed the heavy front door behind h
ainst the lobby button. The floor dropped beneath he
le tear escaped, burning a
taste copper. She aggressively wiped the mois
The doors slid open
re ice. She walked briskly past the concierge,
r was hammering the Manhattan pavement. She did no
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