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y's
ered to my reflection, a giddy, hopeful smile on my
n a whole month since I'd last seen Nicholas, and I'd missed him terribly. I'd been so buried in
ft and pleading on the phone. "I can give you everyth
art ached wit
y. Yes to us! I'd put on the sexy, crimson-red lingerie he'd bought me, the one I'd
tched it, thinking it was Nicholas, b
nd wants to
ke," I muttered, deleting the message, m
the silence in the mansion suddenly felt wrong.
ed through our master bedroom to the large window on the third floor. I unlatch
, too sharp, too close - the
word barely
ow, the curtains, the sky - all spinning. I reme
'd left the room. A crunch, a crack, and t
The divorce. He was terrified I'd take his property, his assets. He planned this. He was g
old satisfaction in the moonlight. He stroked my a
, his voice a soft, cruel whisper. "Y
that came out was a bloody gurgle. I fe
vowed, as the world went black.
*
ed, windmilling my arms, my body lurching violently ov
n disbelief and shock. "Nic
ent brunch buffet, the string quartet, the air thi
day. Year 2019
first time... this was the day of hi
e here. I turned to run, to flee, to jus
column and slammed hard i
ced back, my he
rifyingly handsome man in a black suit, who
him. This was
's bigge
assessing, and curious. But I had n
There y
smooth, lying,
n wide. And behind him... his family. My family. And a whole crew
doing it now!
rous man in front of me. My ch
hispered, my v
ed one thick eye
"Abby, my love, I've bee
Matteo's hand, shoving my arm through
y smile faltered as he saw who I was holding on
took a deep breath, and my
ied. The cameras turned, red dots winking like tiny predators. "
Even the damn string qu
ct smile cracking in slow motion. "You're not- yo
e, unreadable, one brow arched. He didn't move, didn't even flinch - but there was a
d, louder this time, my voice br
rm, steady, terrifying. "Run," I hissed, bar
't walk
was a hysterical scream. "Abiga
h waiting at the curb. Matteo was in the driver's seat, th
s, my screaming stepmother, and the furious,
hen I looked at the man next to me. He was driving fast, his jaw
have I done? What am I supp
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