Stolen Heiress
Tears of relief now, grateful and warm.
"Now," he said, releasing me, stepping back, becoming public Xavier again. "Go back to the boutique. Buy that red dress. The one that makes you look dangerous. And tonight, at the gala, you walk in like you own every room you enter. Because you do. Because you're Clara Laurent, and no one, not some blackmailer, not your father, not anyone can take that from you."
I turned. I walked back across the street. The saleswoman met me at the door, eyes wide, first aid kit in her hands.
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