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self from Bentley and moved forward, flanked by two women Anya v

ht found the stage where Alistair Everett, the family patriarch, stood behind a lectern. He was a lion in winte

, we celebrate not just philanthropy, but the future. A future free from the ravages of

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r from the room. The whispers t

h. He stared at Anya, his mouth opening but no sound coming out. He saw the fami

emor in his hand became a violent shake. Then, wi

screamed. Security g

t look at Belle, or the panicked crowd. Her eyes, the eyes

op. The fixed gaze. The sudden, c

clusion of the midd

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