hen a wall of muscle blocked her path. Two of the famil
Buna's voice echo
document, waving it like a fan. "Not s
le said, hugging her arms ar
e the prenup. Clause 14: In the event of fraud, all assets, gifts, and
her fingers.
widened. "What?
back, her back hitting the bodyguard's chest. She felt violated a
was leaning against the frame, watching. He d
ace," Buna
taire. It was an anniversary gift. "Joseph gave thi
he lawyer stated monotonously. "Tec
ething, she begged silently. Plea
ked his
last thread of hope, the last pathet
Buna. She dropped it onto the silver tray the bu
ed to her left ha
pink diamond. He had put it on
hissed. "That stone belongs to the fu
ned white as she yanked it over her knuckl
put it on
. She locked eyes wi
carpet right in front of his polished shoe
t as if he wanted to reach for it. A strange current of electricity shot through his ar
ieked. "Get this tr
abbed the old, battered suitcase she had arrived with three years ago. She threw in her jeans,
the grand staircase. The whe
nd and rain blew in, along with a w
ie W
ked dry, warm, and expensive. She saw Giselle standing th
ver, her heels clicking. She leaned in close, so only Giselle could hear. "Do
nd smiled brightl
. She pushed past her. The butler hel
arreal..."
" Gisel
rain was torrential. It came down in
the foyer. "Villarreal cars
her suitcase. The driveway was
ce, blinding her. The cold rain soaked through her clothes,
rack in the cobblestones. She yanked it. The handle snapped. Th
ared at her clothes soa
in the roar of the storm. She gathered her muddy sweaters, hugging them to her chest.
e in the rain. He pressed his hand against the cold glass. His chest ached with a strange, hollow pain
lothes back into the broken case. She
told herself.
of the way. She reached the
o the public road.
white light flo
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