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gly, jagged scar on my forearm remained. It would take months to fade

the edge of the city. I hadn't turned

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il didn

riveway holding a massive bouquet of white lilies.

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constitution. She was in shock. I knew the medics would g

cuse men used when they

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wedding is in five days. The press is asking questions. I ne

ed at it, and his expre

s face paling. "Your ankle? Is it swell

finger. "We will finish this later. Ja

he ground and got back in

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, grabbed my keys,

nt complex in the downtown district-a neutral z

e I even reached the building. Cheap, cloying perfume. Vani

apartment. The curtains w

ws of the alley, pee

n his lap. There was no ice pack on her ank

ear them clearly through the glass. "Holding her

"But the list... I just need to sign the papers. Then

ocked directly onto the gap

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he released her scent-a chemically altered pheromone designed

. To see your mate rejecting you is one thing; to se

d back to my car, my l

pocket. I had turned

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leather creaked. She wanted to gloat.

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