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at a luxury villa nestled into the cliffs. Ivy wore a tailored white pant

rs and executives mingled across multiple rooms,

er like a fortress-tall

the crowd, Ivy's eye

urrounded by three men in navy suits. He hadn't changed-still arrogant

link

led like

it isn't Ivy Carson. I thought you'd vanish

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e he turned back toward the balcony. "Yo

riel turned to her. "W

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my cyber team who can backtrack p

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security w

man named Luca, who arrived an hour late

someone was watching them. Every shadow fel

w after midnight, his silh

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idn't owe me that. This was supp

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er heart kicke

because you're dangerous. Because you make

owed. "Li

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able in a way she hadn't seen befor

the kiss was slower, deeper-not urgent like

ips parted, her pho

er me

gging, or

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reached for his phone. "I'm calling Luca.

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as "s

bout Ivy herself?

he sudden

fs as they stepped into Gabriel's estate. His sec

the floor and turned to him.

didn't h

sed it last week. It held information about a hidden

nd you think Roth is tr

ghtTech. And that they're trying to scare you

unded. "And

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