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At the Nightlight Club.

Kristin’s shift was wrapping up, and she was getting ready to clock out.

James shot her a text, telling her to hang tight at the club.

“Kris, Mr. Bryce will be entertaining some guests here in a bit. Do us a solid and talk us up, will you?” The manager came over with a grin.

Kristin had a tendency towards social anxiety, the kind that made her dodge and deflect when around people.

But the manager didn’t seem to mind. In fact, she was on her like bees on honey.

“Who’s Kristin?” Outside, a posse of bodyguards in black escorted a woman in.

She was rocking shades, teetering on high heels, squeezed into a tight leather skirt. Topped off with a Chanel jacket, she looked like a frozen beauty in the chilly weather.

It wasn’t until the woman took off her sunglasses and the bodyguards cleared the area that the manager realized who she was.

Linda!

The manager had a bad feeling.

“Are you Kristin?” Linda approached Yara and popped the question.

Yara was shaking her head like it was on a swivel, scared out of her wits.

Linda sized everyone up, then turned to the manager. “Bring Kristin to me.”

Clearly, she didn’t think the current Kristin was Mr. Bryce’s type.

Kristin was tucked away in a corner, almost burying her head in the dust, her shoulders hunched habitually, too scared to stand straight.

Years in prison had left her scared stiff, so she kept her shoulders hunched as a way of self–defense.

The manager sneaked a nervous glance at Kristin. They were still in the dark about the whole Mr. Bryce and Linda situation.

Mr. Bryce might just be having a fling with Kristin, but Linda had been with him for three years.

When it came down to it, Linda and Mr. Bryce probably had a deeper connection.

“Are you deaf? Who’s Kristin?” Linda asked, her patience wearing thin.

Weighing the pros and cons, the manager reluctantly pointed to Kristin in the corner. “That’s her. You looking for her or something?”

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sauntered over and lifted Kristin’s chin for a closer look. “You’re Kristin?” The shock and disbelief were written all over her face as she continued, “Is Mr.

blind?”

back and keeping her

come in all guns blazing, ready to throw down. However, Kristin was all meek playing the wounded card like a pro,

The same one James personally delivers breakfast for?” Linda

nodded crazily.

and James… had a

her head bowed as if trying to

I was gonna see some angelic beauty. It turns out he’s just tired of caviar and craving some plain old cabbage?” Linda muttered to herself. She’d come to see what she was losing to, but Kristin’s sorry state was

my man?”

and

Linda was stunned.

her, why wasn’t Kristin in showbiz with

forward

her body going into lockdown as she ducked for cover behind a low cabinet.

was taken aback by Kristin’s reaction.

bodyguard frowned and stepped

a hard look at Kristin, and then at the

smooth things over. “Kristin’s a bit

Yara, charged down from upstairs to shield Kristin. “Miss Linda, please, don’t make this hard for her. She’s got a severe depression. If something happens to her because of you, Mr. Bryce won’t let

she had to

this the type James is

her ground in front of Kristin. “Mr. Bryce doesn’t like trouble. Don’t mess with his

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know

to see who’s trying to snatch my man,

turned out she was a headcase.

as a ghost, not out of fear of Linda, but

Adrienne cornered her in an alley with bodyguards. If Garner hadn’t arrived just in time, they would have

episode if more than two men got close. She’d have trouble breathing, her body would shake,

of Kristin’s condition, crouched outside the cabinet, whispering comfort. “It’s over, can you come

until the guards, scared of repercussions, had put her through dozens of CT

Harriet didn’t know what

got out that she looked it up and cried her eyes out.

to

became more and more numb. She turned silent and lost her speech. At her worst, she

basic self–care.

became forgetful, easily confused, and often got schooled by her fellow inmates.

the guards bullied hér.

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