Substitute Bride: Healing The Ruthless Heir

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ragmented, hazy memories of the chao

alling on the tangled duvet, knotted to

ad, muscular back facing

his shoulder blade down to his wais

lood. She threw off the covers, her

slowness, straining not

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lly. Her body gave out, and she collapsed onto

ands, she grabbed the edge of the bedsi

usky groan escaped

orking. Her heart hammered agains

man shifted bu

trembling as she gathered her cl

ss was torn

ite button-down shirt, pulled it over her h

scanned the room f

d on a gold-stamped note

rawled a sarcastic thank-you note acro

wo crumpled twenty-dollar bills, slapped them onto the

door, her palms cla

cold metal doorknob

ock c

one last time at

out through the heavy oak door and pul

an across the thick carpet, her

button. The doors slid open. She lunged ins

e leaned against the cold

nshed tears of frustra

e lobby. She kept her head down

revolving door and ra

ailed a yellow taxi. She

," she told the driver

rain-soaked streets. Ser

p. The screen showed a ba

shed over her, makin

rning sun pierced through

napped open. His gaze w

ross the mattress. He

. His expression

p. The sudden movement aggravated

ined groan es

able. He saw the notepad and the

r. He read the mocking

e crushed the paper into a tight

d slammed his fist dow

down on the floor. A low, fer

his executive assistant, Seth.

tan," Felix ordered. "Dig up the entir

to a halt outside P

e ran through the freezing rain