He was dressed in an impeccable black suit, his hair perfectly combed back, and an expression of coldness that made me wince.He stopped at the foot of the bed, looking at me as if I were an asset he had just acquired.Without saying a word, he pulled out a new mobile phone, matte black in color, and tossed it onto the blankets right in front of me.“What is this?” I asked, my voice trembling slightly.“Your old life is dead, Ivy. Your father, the Richards, your university friends... all of that is over,” his voice was glacial, without a hint of emotion. “From now on, you only answer to this number.”“You can't just erase my life, Killian,” I told him, trying to sound brave despite the mark on my neck throbbing at his proximity.“I already did,” he leaned over me, resting his hands on the mattress, trapping me in his shadow. “You are a Blackwood now. And Blackwoods don't mix with trash. Learn to use it.”He turned around and left the room without looking back, while my fingers, still
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