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rectly into the penthouse. Alayna stepped inside
month away from getting married. Tonight was supposed to b
one buzzed
screen: "Your fiancé is finali
ath seized i
oss the hardwood floor outside the door was a man's silk tie-the custom navy Hermès tie she
assistant, Lauren Bishop, wearing
te coating her tongue. Her feet moved on pure, cold instinct, her heometric scanner on the double o
reathy groan drifted
the heavy do
the room in dim shadows, but the massive k
f the mattress-the very Egyptian cotton sheets Al
m her numb fingers, hitting the
n the bed stop
leaving his skin an ashen gray. Panic flared in his eyes as he
one. She shrank against the headboard, but not before Alayna caught the brief,
od with a painful thud. He reached out, his hands trembling as he grasped at
nners, shared promises, and late-night coding sessions while he promised to protect her
sper, dangerously calm. "You're naked in our bed with my
ed frantically, his voice cracking as he scrambled toward her on his knees. "She brought the contra
himper. "Miss Smith, please... I'm so sorry. Mr. Har
s never leaving Jordon. The cold, suffocating
nails digging into her skin through her silk blouse. "Alayna, look at me! We have too much at stake! The merger, the fa
she hissed, tw
won't let you ruin our lives! You're marrying m
er, shattering the last b
avy, half-empty bottle of Cabernet
ury overrode the shock. Her
second's hesitation, she swung her arm in a vicious, sweeping arc, sla
shattered
cross Jordon's face. He shrieked in agony, clutching his bleeding sk
erically, burying he
ed her left hand, gripped the heavy three-carat diamond engagement ring, and r
d struck Jordon hard in the center of his ches
s teeth as he glared up at her with wild, furious eyes. "If you walk out that door,
garbage. "I would rather watch my studio burn to the ground and beg on the streets of M
er fallen handbag from the f
rdon screamed down the hallway, his
low down. She di
vestibule and slammed the heavy oak door behind
y button with the heel of her hand. The floor dropped ben
her lower lip, wiped the moisture from her face with t
i
lid open to the gran
ayna walked briskly past the concierge and
anhattan pavement. She did not hesitate.
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