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She continued to glance over her shoulder every other step, her heart pounding. The divorce lawyer's of

ddle-aged man with tired eyes, looked up from his desk. "Mrs. Harrin

tched her purse. "I need your help," she said, her voice b

tor Harrington is one of the most powerful men in the

pered, her voice breaking. "P

d a stack of papers. "We can try it.

in her heart-until she saw the black sedan parked outside. Her breath cau

lled down the curb after her. She was running, her heels pounding on the

ctor's voice cut above the rai

frantically. But there w

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steepled in her lap. The door creaked as Vi

darling?" he asked, his

smile. "Just r

ulled an envelope from his jacket pocket.

t, her stomach queasy from looking at the pictures within. The

Victor breathed, his voice dangerous a

th was caught

to look into his eyes. "You're mine, Olivia. And if you

ate Inve

table, her coffee getting cold. Victor had left for

er hands trembling as she t

years ago, a blurry photograph of a man being taken away in handcuffs.

tor dug too deep, they'd find out what really happened i

ed to mo

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ion grim. He didn't say a word as he entered t

o talk," h

skipped a bea

the coffee table. Inside, there were pictures of Olivi

ordered, his voi

as a long time ago," she st

ing. "You're lying. And if I discove

the sentence. H

eaking

the ceiling. Victor's words echoed in he

or's grip on her life tightened day by day. She remembered Damien

made a d

ctor's safe. She'd watched him enter the c

aught. There were stacks of money, gems, and one

e safe when a voice ca

ng som

nding. Victor was in the do

lain," she

lazing. "You've made a mistake, O