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ear-length hair and a tailored dark gray suit immediately set down he

to the sofa across from Jeanett, and took off my

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t and slid a non-disclosure

of a grave. What, did the great Al

me at the bottom of the paper an

rly from my herb inspection trip and caught h

in cup, hot black coffee nearly spla

say? Eldridge Marsh

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brushing the bloody crescent marks on my palm,

suffer a mate-reject

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the glass of warm water the wait

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ainst the table, her voice

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bridge of her nose as she stared at me l

didn't con

a's Command to lock me inside the main house and fo

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ter, her fingers flying across the touchpad until the crystal

and Eldridge's arrogant laughter on the record

amp is even wearing your silk

with a snap of her fingers,

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t I modified myself.

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make him walk away with n

ck against the leather cushion, slipping in

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her briefcase and slapped it on the table. "We need systematic proof of long-term adultery and evidence that he embez

n, I uncapped the pen and sig

thing I have, I'll make