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hadn'

rack under the door. My ears, sharpen

?" Kendra's voice was laced with a new thread of anxi

lieve her? The word of a drugged-out slut? Besides, I'l

arp. "That kid is just starting high school, but his mother's lawyer has been in constant contact wit

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heart. They were going after my brot

hand in mine, making me promise I would always

eather. "I've already had someone collect photos of Leo at parties. It's easy to find a few shots

wn my spine. This man, the one I thought was a simple,

chool and the press. He gets expelled, publicly shamed. The trustees will h

r heard. "You really have thought of everything. With her broth

sting. The burning in my body and the ice in my heart were locked

ut. Not just f

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was a silent, agonizing effort. The drug had turned my muscles to lead, and ev

heir conversation s

pen contempt. "So wrapped around your little finger he ca

But that makes him easy to control. Once we have Addie's mother's inheritanc

riage to my fathe

through me. I managed to turn my wrist, my

r tumbler met my fingertips. An idea spa

sound. Or maybe... use a

, Kendra's voice dropped, coiling aro

r, "I just feel like leaving Addie alive is

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lence was more terri

was low when he finally spo

c drum against my ribs, so loud I was s

rollably, a storm of ch

my own unresponsive muscles. My fingertips fin

to sweep it

ords that would be burned i