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her feel like she has the upper hand. The

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hiver down my spine. He hadn't changed-same tailored coat, same quiet menace wrapped in silk a

ushing off the wall. "

shoulders. "You

of files that could burn us both alive,"

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lutions right now..." He reached into his coat slowly and pulled ou

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