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house owned by Dr. Aris, an old family p

my bruises faded.

alloway anymore.

disappear. You have to make an

ala. Attendance was man

ck. Long sleeves. No skin. No vulnerabil

atmosphere shifted. The music stoppe

as sitting at the head

earing my

lass. He watched me walk in, his eyes narrowing. He was waiting for the scen

even lo

o the bar and order

of dowagers surrounded me lik

ered. "You look... thin.

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cutting her off. "I accept reality

room. He looked baffled. He was frowning,

king? Why wasn't

as an insult he h

tly and started w

ng, pulling him back. He hesitated, then st

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to the center of the room

sharp as a blade. "Oh, Kelsey. I guess you wouldn't know w

s a direct, public exe

urn my cheeks. But I did

ting me. He wanted to see me crack. He need

ophone from the po

family needs fresh blood. I have no emotional ties to this li

rkened to a furio

ly declared that

face and kissed her. Hard. Brutal. It

e kiss and

e front tables to hear. "You are nothing. You were just

nce was

I smiled. A sma

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on him and walked

k away from me

top. I did

abyss. They couldn't hit the bottom b