Erased By His Lies And Love

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I wanted to buy her a gift, a small token of gratitude for being my sanctuary

e entrance of the high-end department store. Staff member

told me, "but we need to clear the floor. A VIP

d Aurora, flanked by a phalanx of burly bodygu

I ducked behind a large display

ond I had never seen. He was attentive, doting, his eyes fix

dition crocodile skin handbag. "The color wil

s with an expert touch. "You have the perfect shoulders for this off

iversary last year, he had his secretary send me a g

usted heels onto her feet. "Comfort is key," he said, his thumb gently press

miration. "Mr. Day has such impeccable taste," one of them whispered lo

fortable sneakers to designer heels, the one whose idea of a perfec

merald green dress that Desmond had picked. It clung

ng on her waist, his eyes burning with an open, undisguised ado

ss her. "Just wait for the day of the IPO. The surprise

he public propo

shed over me, so powerful it made me physically recoil. I stum

clang as a stack of shoe

nt. Every head turn

he area. "I thought you said the floor was

y shoulder. One of the bodyguards had found me. He

back here?" he snarled, his finge

I tried to speak, to explain, but he clamped a

lesson," he growled to another

The first punch landed in my stomach, knocking the wi

asting blood. "I know h

. "Sure you do, sweetheart. Every gold-digg

onnecting with my ribs. A blinding,

e from the hallway, impatient and detached. "Is

," the guard call

ask of sadistic glee. "You heard the m

orld began to swim, the edges of

Desmond and Aurora walking away, their arms linked, bathed in the bright,

o, his eyes wide with terror as he raced across a busy street to pull me out of the path of a speeding car.

Ariel

ied. The memory felt like it be

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