RAYNARight on cue the door swung open.Michael stood in the doorway. He was wearing his tailored suit, calmly adjusting the silver links at his wrists. His eyes swept across the room—taking in the shattered perfume bottles pooling on the floor, Lily gasping on her side, and me standing over her with my daughter pressed against my leg.He frowned, his mouth twisting into a hard, irritated line."What is this, Rayna?" he asked. His voice was flat, dripping with the quiet authority he used when an employee made a mistake at his office.Lily dragged herself up onto her knees, tears streaming down her face, her chest heaving. "Michael..." she sobbed, clutching at her stomach. "Michael... she tried to kill me! I just came in to ask her a question... and she kicked me!"Michael didn't look at me. He didn't ask what happened. He stepped straight over the broken glass, reached down, and hauled Lily up by her elbow. The second she was on her feet, Lily buried her face in his chest, her arms l
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