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I hold her accountable.”

The timbre of his voice was deceptively gentle, yet it sent shivers racing down one’s spine.

“Mr. Curtis, I implore your understanding. My daughter, in truth, conveyed to me the circumstances. Extend your trust to us. Even in her peril at the hands of abductors, she preserved your secret. It’s an unfortunate misunderstanding.”

“Merely a misunderstanding? Mr. Smith, are you shielding her?”

Harlan shifted his posture, his demeanor stern, as his eyes locked onto Holden’s.

A N G E L A ‘s L I B R A R Y

“Her confession holds truth, and we place our faith in her veracity.

and her commitment to shielding your friend from harm even when she teetered on the precipice of violation. The bodyguards dispatched under my command saved

Otherwise, unspeakable horrors awaited.”

sway Harlan, the situation’s gravity warranted it,

he aimed the firearm at a servant, a mirthless

shall end

collapsing to her knees,

beg of you… Miss Smith has departed the Smith residence, never to

his finger from the trigger. Mavis

Holden, his

with ire. My leniency toward her led to this calamitous affront. I had not fathomed her audacity in crossing you. Overwhelmed by vexation, I disciplined

fist landing in a series of blows upon Holden’s form before she

so brutally that you brought her to the brink of death. How could you?” Jimena’s voice