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pulling me back into his arms. His voke was calm and steady. She has her life, and we have ours
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When the door opened and Sophia entrend, I quickly pulled away from Gade’s embrace,
Ge didn’t seem to mind. He singly instructed her, “Cancel my afternoon schedule. Also, contact Dr. Hill at Starlight Hospital. Let him know I’m ready for the appointment we
1 blinked in vergroe
Hill was one of the top physics in Fusine. He was nearly impossible to book an appointment with, let alone meet that tried before without success
t’s wrong” Garth asked, noticing my surprise. He curved his lips slightly. “Weren’t we going to visit your mom today?”
www scheduled Dr. Hill for myom
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I been married for two years, and for two years, our marriage had been a sectet
Gould family and a few at Gavin’s close filends, almost no one knew of my existence.
soll, Gavin treated me well, giving me the respect and dignity betning “Mrs Gould” in public.
- Kad lover luas dan ten years. Marrying him was lar fulfillment of my greatest dream. I should have been content.
Maybe was just too sensitive.
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And besides, my mom was looking forward to our wedding, and now has carrying his ch
Perhaps my frightened ecutions were just bar to the jergacy.
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pot bar trom the estraner, I saw what Mandy bad called a car accident.
A sleek black Maybach was parked on the roadside with as hazard lights flashing, and behind it was a miniven that had rear–ended it, it was nothing morethan a minor lender bender – barely a scratch on the pi
Momenti Later, Gavin’s car reed. He stepped out, frowning, and Caleb immediately approached ham, terexplaining the situation.
i got out of the Maybach, raising a hand to massage her forehead. She brushed her hair back and leaned toward Gain, her lips posed in what seried like a plet
Seeing the two of them—handsome and beautibil, standing so close it was hard not to think of them as a perfect match
mon flared as tears welled up reached up inctively and let the wetness on my fare.
e pulled up beside me
The door speed, and the first thing I saw was a pair of black military boon himing the ground. The man who stepped out moved with precision, the straight not histor
ating the muurular contours of his legs. His shadow stretched long in the summer sun
The grödel sunlight chaminated his figure, and when I looked up, w his face.
Sharp festures, dark linows, and piering eyes–his whole presence exuded an untamed contadence, sharp and commanding
Throwned slightly. I was Turn White–Gavin’s childhood friend, the heir of Fuvine’s most prominent family, the Whites, and the indisputable golden boy of the social elite Back when he and Gein were at Finite University, they wreedabbed the “Twin Stars”
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What was he dong her!
predam smoket, his parang hint of het sy black eyes, though playful, had a depth
van imposible to read. “What are you doing here, crying all by
I refused to adiar it, especially in front of Carin’s closest filend. ⠀
Tomchurled lightly, not persing the issue. He gland toward the for accident serue beloer turning back to me. “Heating back to the Goulding you ande
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cnner bedre, I relented. “I’m not going home. Tamed to po to starlight Hospital”
Tuber, that’s bon by way on I’ll take you!
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„diving potta od Mandy. Trooddo’t help but glance back Mandy looked startled, chitching Gavin’s jacket kapeland hiding against him as it something
Laveried my pare, unwilling to look any longer, at my eyes landed on Tom’s hands gripping the steering wheel is long, well–defined fingers nived with practiced case, their
| mas hard not to acknowledge how generous fate halber tubin.
Good looks, an impeccable tarily backgrounal, butelipetior,
tris one of it’s golden children.
hanive you been these past few years?
Best in thought, İN startled by his deep voice 1 looked up and met his dark eyes in the reansew mirror.
plied quickly, shining my gaze.
Back when I was secretly in love with Gavin, I had learned everything about the people around him, including Tom’s wild and unrestrained personality. He was someone not to be putletwith, given his formidable background and reputation.
s in the military, he carried an even more intimidating presence, a natural authority that made people cautious around him.
Tomcat merefly before turning his attention back to the road. His expression was unreadable, his dark eyes as impenetrable as ink
ad in lying as ever, Grace.”
med to him, startled by his remark
to envesdrop…” Tum smirked, his tone polite but his demeanor unapologetic. “I overheard your argument with Gavin earlier.”
Timae, my pair dropping to his shoes a pair of black military boots.
Only then did a dom in me. The shadowh
tune been there to
seri outside Gavin’s office during our fight had been Tom.
an my thoughts spotaled, Tom turned to look at me, his lips curving into a carefree smi
-you thinking about getting a divorce? I can help you.”
