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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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surprised as she sauntered over and lifted Kristin’s chin for a closer look. “You’re Kristin?” The shock and disbelief were

blind?”

a step back and

her teeth. She had come in all guns blazing, ready to throw down. However, Kristin was all

sure she’s Kristin? The same one James personally delivers breakfast for?” Linda asked again, skeptical.

nodded

“You and James… had a bang? He’s not

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

you think you can steal my

backward and

Linda was stunned.

hadn’t even touched her, why wasn’t Kristin in showbiz

bodyguard stepped forward and grabbed

Kristin reflexively curled up, her body going into lockdown as she ducked for cover behind a low cabinet.

was taken aback by Kristin’s

bodyguard frowned and

look at Kristin, and then at the manager. “What’s with

things over. “Kristin’s a bit

signal from 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,

of herself, but she had to play the

this

“Mr. Bryce doesn’t like

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You know

wanted to see who’s trying

turned out she

ghost, not out of fear

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

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

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

in the clink. During that time, Kristin had attempted suicide countless times until the guards, scared of repercussions, had put her through dozens of CT treatments. Each time she came back, Kristin was like a soulless corpse, her

didn’t know

got out that she looked it up and cried

was electroconvulsive therapy, basically zapping people numb to dull the pain temporarily

more and more numb. She turned silent and lost her speech. At her worst, she couldn’t even manage

basic self–care.

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

the guards bullied

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