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of his grip still burning into my skin. I stood in the hallway, numb, staring at the closed door as if i

t.....nothin

empire gleamed beneath the sterile lights, mocking me with their perfection. Everythin

gh still ran

t taking the stairs down all fifteen floors and each step was a descent

city air hit me like a slap, cold

n't g

f me together. I passed people on their phones, couples laughing, children begging for ice cre

e. The skyline shimmered above the water like a mirage, a

become t

e affection ran dry, who clung to a marriage just because divor

er's wife-his soon-to-be-

te hope in my chest, praying maybe, just maybe

then answer

thing but

his?" I a

male, it was rough. "Poor little Piper. Still pretendin

old. "Who the

.... The lin

e-it wasn't Ethan's but it knew me, knew something about

s, and it was nothing but rustling leaves a

ust a call. A weird one, yes but maybe a sick jok

ere still there-his coats by the door, his cufflinks in the tray by the stairs,

curling up on the couch with a glass of wine and the TV

ough my phone. I checked it, and

I let it go to voicemail. Then a notification p

g hands, I

ould watch you

was personal. I dialed Ethan's number immediately, panic cl

ted, for him to swoop in like the husband he pre

Ethan was long gone or it

to clear my head. I needed answers and maybe I needed prote

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nt to see someone I ha

on Rh

depending on who you asked-but he was loyal to me once, and if there

cluttered office on the Lower East S

to sound stronger than I

n darkened. "

e and shut the

ce with a burner phone, a voice recorder, and

r a job," Cam said. "She came

d of plan

t but whatever it is-she might

had a direction. A thread to pull. If Selena was back to pla

ont. Cameron had taught me well, once. I used the underground parking level, sli

y watch-he was supposed to be in

ing, and closed the d

ssive. I moved quickly, checking drawers, folders, and his la

-but what I found ma

. It was between Ethan

ready and she s

t find out. If she does

it. You just keep

ng. What the hell was this? Who was "C.H."? Wh

o leave-but I stopped cold in my track