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her ultra-thin lapt
offshore countdown timer on the screen flashed its
ender fingers. Under the amber glow of the bedside sconce, the faint
ial agreement. The bold, arrogant signature Chas Hamilton had etc
ge to the ruthless heir of the Hamilton e
less orphan who had used grandfather Arthur Hamilton
d violence, isolation, and calculated neglec
s gilded cage solely to repay Arthur for a past deb
harply against the d
ising text from Miles Fos
hangover soup delivered to the Park Hya
eprecating smirk touched the corners of her
cei
w cooker on the island, she ladled the steaming kudzu, wild honey, and dried tangerine
e arched doorway holding an umbrella, h
spered, his eyes lingering on her thin frame. "Mr. Hamilton is drinkin
layered carrier, her express
y days. I intend to fulfill every paid
milton Manor. The biting November chill of New
ights blinking amber in the mist. Gracie slipped into the b
r temple against the cold window glass, watching the
ing through the distributed cloud security frameworks and
in with a high-prior
ive Officer of Apex Innovations, one of Sil
umbia University, where together they had built the c
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The security guard glanced down at Gracie's plain wool coat with subtle disd
he guard straightened instantly
r. In the polished mirror walls, Gracie caught her reflection. Her
r. Down the hall, the crisp clinking of crystal flutes and the p
e tailcoat noticed h
elebration is in the grand ballr
has," Gracie said in an even, measured t
waiter's face. He quickly averted his eyes a
e executive lounge at
the half-open mahogany doors, a soft, coquett
York, this Colombian emerald brooch would be mine. You really kept your
and untouchable white moonlight-an identity b
responded with easy,
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chest did not ache; her pulse did not race
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ll dead silent, followed by the heavy, authoritati
swung w
harcoal suit that accentuated his broad shoulders and commanding presence. His stri
stainless carrier in her hands. H
up in person?" he demanded
ls spilled over her bare shoulders, and the emerald brooch pinned to her design
th fake innocence. "Chas, don't be so rough on her. Sh
le glance. She extended the carrier forward by hal
u and tangerine peel
lainable surge of suffocating irritation flared in
, unspoken longing. Now, she looked at him as though he
al handle of the carrier. His large, rough fing
touched skin,
ething utterly repulsive, Gracie violently yanked her hand back

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