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hands trembling. The name-Ava Laurent D

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as arranged before we were born. A generationa

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as the one they were suppos

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when I disappeared, they ac

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lias said gri

of the marriage license. Her

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were protected. In a way. Luca

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have me, they'd have you. And with that, they'd control the l

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kill order," E

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known about this?"

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e air like a blade. "Then yo

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allies, a rogue ex-Foundation member named Dr. Corwin. The place was buried beneath a burnt-o

and carried himself like a man

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st kill me?

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that hub?

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ing, hand-to-hand, situational escapes. Ava's muscle

a pawn anymore.

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a Foundation meeting under armed guard. He's not

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voice like poison. "Such lo

her feet. "She'll

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