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lise
yanking the zipper of the emerald silk dress until theresting flat on the polished wood. In the triple mirror, the reflecti
air. The heavy, artificial scent caught in my throat, mixing with the metallic tang of dried blood beneath my tongue. "The Watkins family migh
er Brielle adjusted her cashmere shawl. She tilted he
ark hair with deliberate, painful pressure. "Collier 'King' Watkins is known for taking care of his property. Of course, they say he hasn't walked without pain in
ing Brielle's perfect smile twi
t wrist. It was an old habit, a nervous anchor from the five years I spent in underground basements, stitching gun
nding an obedient, broken
lse panel in the wall safe, I hadn't just found financial ledgers. I had found a forty-page encrypted briefing from
orized ev
ee-way turf war along the interstate corridor, Collier would lose his mind to a l
re tossing me into t
scarred flesh and criminal notoriety, Collier wasn't just a brutal warlord; h
bitch?" Brielle's voice snapped, her fin
cking my gaze onto h
er life flood into my eyes-the coldness of a surgeon
knuckles tightening around the silver brush as she took
dust. "I'm just wondering how long it will take for thi
is booming voice drifted up the curved stairwell, speaking into his cel
was saying. "Three o'clock sharp. Tel
ck
frayed wire of sentimentality. I wasn't their dau
ps. I looked at my reflection one last time, letting a
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