a P
ng on the heavy bedroom do
enses razor-sharp, and s
d the d
essed in a charcoal bespoke suit,
two private security guards
his voice entirely devoid of emoti
gainst the doorfram
. Now you're counting second
cility," Diego interjected, stepping up beside him. "Your conti
his towering frame casting a shad
Every black card, luxury gym pass, country club account, and the
reakdown, the panic, the desperate p
m nothing but the cool detachment
ain, the sound of heels
igner dress, holding an empty, vintage velve
out at the Manor at dawn, Nora," Daphne pu
on the parlor table right now, waiting for me. A piece like th
e velvet box, offering neit
g Nora lost was simp
, and the corners of my mouth
are nothing more than an illegitimate
but every word hit t
drained of c
was the deepest insecu
she hissed, her voi
Henry Cole's bed while my mother was dying in the hospital," I
yes flickering toward Daphne
f the Cole family
d, Daphne raised her
digging my thumb hard into he
grip gave way, the empty velvet box slippi
my voice dropping
and I won't just take it back. I w
whose jaw remained tight
't need ten minutes
as duffel bag, and packed only Nora's personal id
ur coats Marcus had purchased r
ed out, Marcus's eyes drifted
ine confusion cro
to his wealth, yet I was wal
stopping, heading straight
I caught a final glimpse of Marcus's riby doors into the crisp
clearing away the lingering suf
om my pocket and dialed the only
imes before a deep, m
finally decide
across the street suddenly spot me. "Bring my
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