Marrying The Masked Billionaire

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eep, aching sorrow

lery, her portfolio clutche

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as much distance as possible

was the last place she wanted to

g her through the familiar Austin stre

on the street oppo

en she

just down the block

wasn' t

was in the p

heart p

course, he wouldn' t just

n' t control, Sarah drew closer, stayi

ightly fogged, but

arm around Jessica. They wer

t, tinkling sound that g

ed Jessica' s fa

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w, unadulter

, he kis

eck. Not a fri

the kind that spoke of shared

d apart, Jessica' s hand no

, a genuine, u

ing that shattered the las

te

path down Ethan' s cheek

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her with the force

gs gav

the sidewalk, the rough c

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let them see

t, blinded by tears,

speeding around the co

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kenin

d blinding, explod

dark

t, the wail of an approaching sir

ing over her, his fa

ve been in an accident. We ne

Her leg, her arm,

ht, through the

to cal

ed, her lips feeling

phone, its screen crac

ialing Ethan' s number

male voice

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ight now. Can I

blood r

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voice in the background,

s it,

honey," Jessica cooed ba

cension, "He said it' s unimportant. He' ll ca

ne wen

port

imming above her, and a desolation so profound sett

dismiss

done

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nsified. Nurses bustled around

leg, a fractured wrist, and a concus

kind-faced nurse said, holding out a clipboard. "Is th

an, of Jessica' s vo

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was

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ing hand, she

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black against the white paper, a testament to her

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