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Chapter 6

Author: Dakota Dale
Darren collapsed to the floor, face pale.

It finally hit him—Lily was a scammer. The meetups, the wedding talk... all fake. Just a setup to take his money.

But he had a record for illegal online gambling. If he went to the police, he wouldn't be able to explain it clean.

He clenched his teeth and swallowed it.

Bad news didn't come alone.

Early the next morning, two strangers showed up at the door.

"Where's Vanessa Sutton? I'm Victor Cole's rep. My client heard she can't have kids, so the e
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