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Chapter 4
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o stop the full r
lly diverted, turned back to he
t? That fall looked n
ill operating in his world of b
Ava said, he
o sorry, Muse. About the stairs, about every
ut to touch
inched
opped. He l
His profound concern for a
weren't for the monumental lie their
hed part of her mind cat
gentle tone, the seem
ance, whether he
dience of one, who was
p weariness se
to talk, didn't
anted it t
r eyes, feign
to go home,"
ly became the at
eelchair, helped her
ed over her, plumping pil
, Maria, witnes
commented to Ava later, when Marcus was o
a faint, tired
She saw a man living a lie, kee
home, Ava maintained
She avoided his touch, his
ithdrawal to hormonal fluctuatio
ntly. "It's normal during pregnancy. Maybe
vinced of his
ve it. It was eas
rchestrated a grand ge
yacht for an evening
te classical pieces. A Michelin-st
an antique diamond bracelet. "To show you how
f their family, of the "lit
, with the city lights glittering, Ava felt
the sheer extravaga
he burn still tender bene
robbed benea
led ashes on the marble f
he glittering city ligh
llusion was irr
s, his face earnest
ilding a new fantasy on t
id later, back in the penthouse. Hi
maybe you should talk to someone. A therapi
still clinging to the pregnanc
eep breath.
ice quiet but firm. "We ne
which had been soft with
, a drawing do
tible, but Ava, now attuned to
paring his
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