Silent Fury

ed with

rper paused in the hallway of her fiancé's penthouse, her heels silent against the imported marble, a chilled bottle of champagne in her hand.

hat l

iliar. Too

lf open. The smell of cedar and cigar smok

ught you loved her.

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ltry. Sharper than she rem

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est f

id of

wered, amused and

her anymore. After tomorrow, sh

g political star, charismatic and calculated. The ma

n. The champagne slipped from her fingers and shat

ghter s

ps appr

d in the hall as Daniel appeared in the doorway, tie loose, hair tousled from Elena's

, as if nothing was wro

ss of scotch in her hand, silk robe

, her hands trembling.

to the broken glass. "This is in

Don't be dramatic, Mia

she echoed,

stions. Digging through things that didn't concern you. Elena

she repeat

the firm's secure clients, your name on the accounts... i

the wor

omorrow, everything unravels. You'll be arrested. Disgraced. An

s," she whispere

sipping the scotch. "Hone

ard, heart racing. "You w

redator calm. "W

d the a

up in the pouring rain, standing barefoot and broken on the cur

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ne wen

pped th

focus, like a blade

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she would

as Mia

ething