Held Back by the Alpha

house. Clara sits on the living room sofa, a cup of coffee in her hands, her thoughts confused by the discovery of

ther in his mind, like a puz

being w

now with chil

st the marble floor, she looks up. An e

e Mo

ips. She is one of the few people Alexandre respects. A fri

s she sits down on the chair op

she feels Aline's sharp gaze analyz

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natural elegance, her jewelr

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perhaps looking for a

ou have entered is

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that are not explained to you right away. But y

lmost compass

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mile stretches

in your shoes,

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nd

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I learned

clings to Clara like

nd smooths an invisibl

intelligent, but intelligen

cing a light hand on Clara's sh

moment, trying to understand the

in: Aline knows mo

l have to s

*

ut of the room. She walks on tiptoe, holding

she can't stay here any lo

as to

s ago, discreetly analyzing the guards' habits. If she's quick, she can r

eating violent

alking along the cor

oor. Just a fe

r fingers trembling

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eath c

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u think you'r

lm, but the em

one of Alexander's security guards. A

es to fre

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d does n

n strict instructions. Y

ge rises

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are th

his voice sile

is hand increase slightly o

his grip and ta

e to inform

ls panic

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k before turning on his heel and disapp

re, frozen, sh

rstood someth

ble to run awa

*

n the veranda, staring out at

that Alexa

ws he's goi

s him appear. He approaches her with a

lo, m

s herself

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ft. Fo

ates, the

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oks up

s beau

ist and fastens the br

ou to alwa

seemingly tender gesture, but one that makes

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small diamonds,

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t gently, but

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found what

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id not give

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