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CHAPTER 12

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EMILY

The city looked different at night.

From the floor-to-ceiling window, thousands of lights glittered across Palm Springs like stars scattered across the earth. Cars crawled through the streets below, their headlights weaving endless ribbons of white and red while the distant hum of music drifted up from somewhere outside.

I tucked one leg beneath me and rested my forehead against the cool glass.

Ten hours.

That was how long I’d been waiting for someone from the front desk to
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  • In bed with my boss   CHAPTER 18

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  • In bed with my boss   CHAPTER 17

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  • In bed with my boss   CHAPTER 16

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