Harper up to the tenth floor of the hote

ittle wildcat, shouting for the Gallaghe

huge bed, silently rehea

p breath and instinctively shut her eyes, b

ous life's torment flashe

the Gallagher family-President of the GG G

d virgins and had... performance issues. He

lden opportunity" to climb the social

she'd been tortured to the bri

ldn't have brought a micro camera

e every twisted act of his

proached out

loosened her robe's belt, l

g moment, not

er eyes, she met a pair o

l man stood like a wild predator-cold, s

t intensity, his presence so overwh

amous, twisted Youn

instinct

f a man's desires-yet here she was, baring h

the silence between

air of stark white glo

nd frigid. "What do

per whispered, her clear ey

irt slightly, revealing chisel

't the impotent man the rumors claim

oved hand slid from he

ce, his fingers clamp

he said in a low, dangerous tone that f

d, her lips trembling, but her eye

y was a

o that night from her past life-the hum

he said suddenly, forcing

thered-his gaze roamed from

ut vividly, like dark blossoms blooming o

ened, his bre

her thigh, slidi

d harshly, "is to crawl into my bed un

hred of dignity. Shame burned through he

seemed to sear wh

e stammered,

N

to me, yet you ran off with another man. Now you ask m

dened, hear

our reputation, Young M

, a cruel smirk tugging

eached beside her and picked u

t's

aid, panicked, tryin

t from the hairpin

living,

. The tiny camera hidden inside

nocent-so no one can quest

turned

tudying her as if seein

n-c

era shattered

oment, silen

s voice was low and cold

t o

back. She had no idea how she

d fa

e terrifying than

ding made

ying her parents were still waiting f

at her was both familiar and foreign-eighteen years old, young

parents. They'd eloped for love when they were young, then abandoned her to be raised by he

e hands of Phoebe, every shadow of insecurit

n thi

longer belonged to them. This time, she didn'

ase, she spotted Marlene leaning ag

at's love?

er throat lig

n she saw Harper standing before her, she gasp

and distant. "I came to tell you that you were never part

exchanged a sile

voice trembled, "We

d to ap

off sharply and

ke's voice boomed,

red, but she di

don't get involved with the Gallaghe

ened, but she

e Gallagher family-it's just y

e her tu

stared at them, thinkin

ou just say

t one thing-you do know all about selfishness. For the sake of your own

of her past life flooded in. "I'll ne

g into tears. "Harper, I'm sorry! I'm so, so sorry! It's our f

heart was a

the wind, unshaken no matter how ha

s too

ter the humiliation, the hatred, the loss-they wanted her to go home

o hell w

arm free. "There's no home to go back

knees giving out. She nearly collaps

her parents would feel satisfying, like ripping

ed in her chest-one sh

n, you're on your own. You don't

l have th

u have you

your past life will p

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