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ering to hide her relief. "Try to stay out of troub

. He held the door open, and I slid into the leather seat. The car moved smoothl

veway leading to a house that was less a home and more a modern art m

ady. The front door opened before I could reach it. A house

e home,

ay. It was silent, the air still and heavy. T

re a perfectly tailored suit, his expression unreadable. He stopped a few feet from

a low, cold hum. "What's the new act? Am

ous rhythm, went still. This was the ma

prisingly steady. "I don't remember you

How convenient. So you don't remember trying to throw yours

ing pushed," I

ing you, Olivia. Leave Sophia out of your games. You're lucky

a physical blow. He didn't care. He truly,

ming out stronger than I expected. "The

oyance?-in his cold eyes. "You're not going anywhere.

room I assumed was his study. The housekeeper w

lt like a hotel suite, not a personal space. There were no books, no art, no sign of the

. The word wasn't big enough. I was lost in a life that wasn't mine, marr

there, loosening his tie. He saw me on the bed, m

you trying to seduce me? Is that the next part of the p

lurry with tears I refus

lling the space, suffocating me. "This is my hou

ing against my uninjured arm. I f

anger. "You don't care that I almost died. You don't care

wing. "You're right. I don't care.

Then he turned and left, closing the door softly behind him. Th

gilded cage I had appa