rdened into a cold, heavy knot. Her throat was completely parched, but she refused

re feet touch the freezing linoleum floor. She slid her toes ar

her hands gripping the sheets, as her mind dragged her back to the lawyer's office three mon

r a single ounce of warmth in his dark eyes. He had slid the massive prenuptial agreement across the polished mahoga

oth parties are strictly prohibited from engaging in non-ess

educe a man who calculated risk for a living, a man who viewed human emotion as a liabil

ont of her, like a toddler learning how to walk. She shuffled h

directly into the sharp meta

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tly. Clamping her mouth shut, refusing to make another sound, she rubbe

ision news broadcast drifted in from the neighboring suite. The

at the charity gala last night. Trul

c PR stunt. Gayle always used these events to ste

ally felt the cool wooden frame of the bathroom door. She guided herself to the sink, turned the cold water handle, and splashed the freezing water

. She needed to get out. She neede

fingers brushed against the folded white cane the nurse had

d the cane open. She tapped the pla

ng alcohol in the hallway was overwhelming. Pressing her shoulder lightly against the wal

alked past her. "Do y

but entirely closed off. She hated being treated like a broken thing,

Audra didn't pay it any mind. She kept her head down, focusing entirely on th

ing out of the elevator was the exact cold-bl