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room was d

ps. He looked like an angry king. His jaw was set ti

ica suddenly thought s

jumped right into Beckett's path. She reached her hands out

ful! Your grandfather collapsed, and this... this poor orphan our family ki

t didn

. He didn't even lo

s jacket, Beckett's giant bodyguard stepped

essica

landing hard on her hands and knee

broke out acr

stepped onto the stage and dropped

w growl, tight with worry. He put two fin

s hand away. "Stop looking like you want to murder everyone. If it wasn't

ear, pointing at my silver needles and telling him how I

Beckett slowly stood

ned hi

eyes locked r

hroat. He looked at my dress, my hair, and the silver needles in my hands. Th

elped Jessica up, her vo

lled. "She grew up in an orphanage! She stole that

ssica. He was well over six feet tall, looking

?" Beckett asked. His voice was quiet, b

re the Tuckers! Tucker Logistics! We had

ett cut her

d, not even looking at them. "Security. Take away their passes,

forward, grabbing Jessica and Bren

eckett

strength. In sheer, wild panic, she tore one

ur team manager told you about! I am the author of tha

lroom went com

turning away, stoppe

lders locked i

screamed even louder, pouring al

is ending your hockey career! That paper is the only thing in the

n the room wa

across the country for the anonymous medical genius who had submitt

ckett turn

ith a terrifying, suffocating darkness

across Jessica's face. She looked at me on the

needs me. You

rd her. His voice dropped into a low, deadl

one who wrot