Rising from the Ashes
Aspen was someone who inspired genuine fear in Ruby—a rare feeling for someone as cunning and shameless as herself.
Still, Ruby reassured herself that risk was part of the game, and the rewards would be worth it. She imagined the destruction of the Rhodes family, watching Lauren lose her status and become a disgraced, humiliated outcast. When it was all over, Ruby planned to disappear with her profits, starting fresh in another city, free from the chains of her past.
Meanwhile, Troy, already drenched in sweat and panting like a dying beast, lasted no more than two minutes. His red face contorted in a mix of pain and ecstasy as he collapsed, utterly spent.
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