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t her health before pushing

ned toward Nora. She looked at me, eyes

ow my pride, bite my tongue, and let her play the vict

t cost me

. "Well? Cat go

nched.

them the truth. You pushed m

rned to her, startled.

ear, and said softly, "Matthew... do you really believe this nonsense

de, glassy eyes that had everyone wrapped around

not that kin

spered. "Are

ed whisperin

e wouldn'

ool if they couldn't s

n't make

stration and disbelief as I turned to Matthew, some foolish pa

I said. "She pushed us.

aw cl

belie

ea

then looked away.

mach d

f into danger. Violet, you must've... you probab

know was possible. I didn't even realize I was cr

't jus

d. He just

iolet. I instinctively grabbed your hand when I fell." She glanced at Matthew.

y lips parted, but

didn't h

s the one who needed comfort. "Violet made

idn't know whether

than anyone else. The pieces w

early now,"

ws pulled tog

voice hollow. "You ne

linc

type, same eyes, same smile, the way she laughed...but it wasn't a coinciden

Don't talk nonsense, Vi

ging off a cliff, you'd save her. If we both needed a kidney, you'd give her

en to this bullshit," he said. "I'll call my driver to take you back. I don't think

skin, but it was nothing compared to the chill inside me. I didn

alty, my trust

felt something heavy and w

fr

he air as I looked down at the oversize

y chuckle ech

rk hair wet and tousled, falling over a sleek black mask that covered the upper half of his face. I'd

e man who

ous, and a lazy smirk curled on his lip

ffened. "Wh

him. His gaze flicked over

ed." His deep voice ec

at made powerful people t

are, but mind your business. You saved my girlf

amed?" he asked, his tone almost mocking. "You are thanking someone

's jaw

d ask my secretary where he found

, clearly pissed, but the man d

ention shift

could see past my wet clothes and tre

pend the night wi

art t

..

d he ju

ha

to spend the

asure you tonight, and make you c

it. My lungs forg

, Matthew

he barked, face red with disbelief. "Ho

e was cold "Keep your mouth shut, boy. K

red a

everyon

nyone talk to Ma

, and ruthless. The kind of man who could destroy reputations with a phone call. People tiptoed a

ad. "So, what do you say?" His smirk deep

stomach. I felt i

uted again. "Security! Esco

rds did

ll deaf?! I said get him out of here,

a spoke up. "Matthew....do

the hell is this? Vi

m. He was stil

n he believed over me. The woman who got his

was I clinging to somethin

at the

g me closely like he already knew t

and tugged lightly at

own, in one motion, I reached up and cupp

low chuckle vib

incess." he murmured against my li