第64节

    【】hatlovelyladypeace.

    slippingoutoftherestrookadydidnottuleft,topty.ihenas.

    attheendofthelonghall,beforeittuedandstartedba.thedoorstheelvespressive,deofaeakandcarvedind,kadykhis.jordansoffice.

    shedidntthinkaboutopen.

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    ainanptuouslyfuishedreceptioheoffice.heartialartsclass,inousblackttontrousers,ablacktshirt,aasthoughhisfacewereveiled.

    kadystoodutterlystill,hardlyabletobreathe,andstaredathishean.

    foredtobealifetishestaredathiherheadfillingesshehadseenhillthroughherchildhood.oretoher,aladeherfeellessalone.

    stille,kadysae.

    itseedtobeallangles,hsharpcheekbotingdown

    toasquaretippedthatlycleft.hisnosewas

    straight,lean,ouththatkadyuldhinkingasachilds.

    butelseshesahinhiseyesain,apainso

    deepheprobablyhadnoideaefrobutkadyknew.

    shereeredhoan.no,shethought,gregorydidnotlooklikethisn.noohlookedlikethisn.”itakeityouaresslong,”hesaid,andhisvoiofitaybeevenagroy.

    kadythoughtthatshedbettersitdoofabigchairveredinburguandalstfellbatoit.”noe”

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    judedeveraux

    forthelifeofher,kadyuldntans,feelingexhilaratedandfrightehesati,foritanintheflesh.

    froan,nedpretty.shehadandit,dehispalsentolooklikeen,obethecurrentfashion,enhbodiesliketoppedbylarge,artificialbreasts.

    lust,jordaoldhielf.youretoooldtoalloe

    
    pullinghereyesahis,shebegantothink...butnoreinvisibleeverypartoftheagazihenlaterreadabouthavingbeensoldtoan”anonyusbidder”foraquarterofalliondollars.

    tuingba,shesaovedsoother,”sheosay.

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    .grandtherdiedettheoneeneilesaidthatheagreedhher.”ah,isee.

    ,\iriirightinassungyouantheonegrandfatherhatissoaffeatelycalledruthlessruth”

    kadyhjordanelady,andshewas

    01,lytryingtoprotect”shestoppedbecauseheilinginuchapatronizinge

    r.buthisigehadbeenanenoruspartofherlife.heorhises.shouldntheregnizeheroratleastfeelsojoltatseeingher

    butheorethanuisanbeginningtoseeogiveessagefrohepastsotell,houationhundredsorareyouafterthousandssurely,ihopeitsnotre.”

    kadyslipstightenedandherbrooneyfroou,””oh”

    .

    partofher,butanotherpartofheradeherenasheher

    patiently,buthoneeyebrowraisedindisbelief,hewas

    ingforhertontinue.

    forruthsherendedherself,thensatupstraighter.”ruth

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    judedeveraux

    regrettedshehaddo

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