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arm. She could fe

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men moved

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as a venomo

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f the Blackwood mansion, A

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assistant, a severe-looking wom

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ike Ethan' s cold

he saw

a sun-drenched conservatory

r head thrown back, as Et

stic scene. A life Abby

smile faltered, then retur

! So glad you c

his expressi

Ethan said, his voice smooth. "Perhaps you could fet

ung in the air: You

believe you owe us some music. Ethan tells me you play the pian

wondered. Her complete

ught th

and piano in the corne

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settled, Ethan

e said over his shoulder, as

per recesses of the mansion,

g, her heart shattered, the melancholic