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night, city lights flickering across his tired

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ed to f

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her front garden when Spencer arrived. He didn't say

up. "Is this abo

's abou

ade he

set it down gently. "I hate what Ivy did

is whole arrangement," Maya said softly

're

life that isn'

child is mine. But you...

lly look

etween us," he continued. "But I

idn't speak. There was too mu

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, Spencer arri

ing the results in

sealed. The truth,

Monroe, is not pregnant.

then looked up. "

as all fabricated. And... she tr

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icked

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it fo

is no

ity case will love you back? She's just doing

had the chanc

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my family," Spencer said coldly. "Or

standing there, her wor

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he heard the knock

d the door, he

aid. "She faked everything. An

lders sagge

envelope. "No more

it and scan

door," he added. "But I promise - fr

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face, and kissed her gently - n

n't pul

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nown how to twist truth into loyalty, cha

orse, he'd *chosen* her -

a

d in her skull

's nothing!" she screamed to no one. "A wa

ans

lence of he

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playing house

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pacing, her

uldn't ha

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isguise, if only for herself. She walked the back streets of the city

r was lean, hollow-eyed, a

she said

Thought you

back. And I have

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and shutting the door behind her. "It's not

sed a br

t open on his desk. She'd taken it months ago - out of curiosity, she to

tly. "The one pretending t

do you wan

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