e glass double doors o

back into her black heels. She s

f October wind

her body, rattling her bones and

g in her palm where her nails had broken th

ed to a halt ag

open and slid onto the c

ked, his eyes meeting her

said. Her voice was raspy, the wor

head to look

g the neon lights of the city into blu

breath, but her chest felt like

n unmarked black door o

fifty-dollar bill and di

open and stepped out

e, mixing with the co

avy steel door of the l

ctronic music slammed into her c

ed of expensive perf

ed, grinding bodies on the dance floor

ed the ma

leeves, recognized her instantly. He slid a

ou look l

n you have," she ordered, her

chilled glass

olive. She picked up the gl

cold liquid in one con

trail down her throat. It hit he

ng, the edges of her vision

doing?" A voice cut t

marched out of the VIP section, her heel

iately snatched the empty m

ned Katia's pale face a

I need to kill?" Audre

er head. Her t

the name tasting like as

stantly. The concern vanished,

led her away from the bar, draggi

n the door to her

hut, instantly cutting off the thum

he room was heav

knees

er sofa. She pulled off her damp bl

arm water from a pitcher and

nk.

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t a dry, h

nted the last thirty minutes. The red

ystal ashtray and slammed

rack made

spat, her hands on her hips.

ainst the leather. Her hands

tartup funded, Audrey. I begged

the first sign of

rtbroken. I just feel.

t down and wrapped her arms tigh

Katia again

t shattered the las

was an ugly, guttural sound tha

s, hot and fast, soaking into t

eyes narrowing at the wall

eadly serious. "I can have his office trashed

head against A

r chest heaving as

ulled out a tissue, and wiped

thumb hard into