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23. A Dress For the Ripper

ผู้เขียน: Miranda Carr
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Charli

A phone vibrates on the vanity and on of the women picks it up and looks down at the screen. “Mr. Holder is waiting for you downstairs.”

Nerves shatter through me, threatening to make my knees buckle. Why am I feeling like this?

I force my feet to move. The women don’t say anything as I walk to the door, but I can feel their eyes on my back like heat. As soon as I step into the hall, they slam the door shut behind me.

The silk of the dress clings to my skin with every step I take. It whi
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