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ailey Lawson registered. The second was the unfamiliar ceilin

against her ribs. T

tilted violently as nausea hit her. She squeezed her eyes shut, bre

stomach, face turned away, one arm thrown over the pillow. Morning light from the vast window traced the sharp

pped to the pristine white sheets. A smear of crimson

e strained to piece together the lost hours a

er half-sister, Isabelle Lawson, handed her a glass

rance wasn't great, but it wasn't that bad

course it w

. Her gown, a crumpled heap of emerald silk, lay on the floor. She snatched it up

r, smudged makeup, and a dark mark blooming on the pale

in, the icy shock a welcome distraction. She forced herself to conc

near the nightstand, its contents spilled across the expensive rug. And next to the man's sleeping form,

an-a high-priced escort to complete her ruin, leaving behind evidence that Hailey Lawson, the disgrace

dollar bill she had. She added her two thousand to the pile, making it an eve

lding no trace of sleep. They were calm, watchful, and intelligent. He pushed himself up, th

and she tore her gaze away, fo

the money and get out." She forced herself to meet his eyes. "What happened last night stays

ng unreadable in their depths. A slow, almost lazy smile touched the corner of his mouth. His silence was

u quiet. If you dare to mention a single

, smooth baritone that vibrated through the tense

ngle for extortion. She didn

lently against the rug. The screen lit up wi

walked to the floor-to-ceiling window,

r Lawson's voice roared through the s

I

Knight is expecting to see you for lunch today. The car will

d wives like trophies-six of them, all gone under mysterious circumstances-and who was now look

ngers, clattering onto the floor.

ool glass until she was huddled on the flo

He stopped in front of her. She didn't look up. Then he crouched down, bringing his

ut of this mess," Julian said, his voice i