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He had, as he’d h the roof access door and down to Milo’s personal infirmary I’d been laid out on an uncomfortable hospital bed--why did it always end with me in a hospital bed?--and was asked if I remembered the past few hours, where I’d been I did I told her to run, I told August, who put a hand on ive you her love When he said it, he looked sad, and not for himself
It took me a second to process it The first part doesn’t make sense, I said, but the second is just crazy
He’s fine, August advised the nurses Get him some acetaminophen and an ice pack
"He did tell ainst mine "It’s okay," she said as the hu their places I need to go talk to the auctioneer Find August, will you? And Tom and--oh"
Never let it be said that Lena couldn’tup from her crystal-encrusted iPhone The clerk scurried to hold the door open for her, like she was a queen Around her shoulders, she wore a fur coat like a cape, and underneath, a top that barely covered her chest It tied around itself, leaving a good five inches of skin bare above her painted-on leather pants Her black hair had been dip-dyed blue and gold, and when she finally glanced up at the roo
Which hen I noticed the three bodyguards behind her Greystone uise They hustled her up to her seat in the front of the roo a space beside her for Tom, ith his suit, sweaty face, and handful of auction paddles, looked exactly like a pop star’s put-upon assistant
This afternoon, Milo’s techs had created a constellation of websites and Snapchats and false news references and lyric videos for YouTube for Serena, the rising EDM star And here she was, in the flesh, looking to build the art collection in her Laurel Canyon home She’d requested an invitation before dinner, one that the Moriartys quickly granted Phillipa uise, but anted her to think that Serena was the real deal
Phillipa rushed over to say hello to the pop star, Hadrian at her side It had to be Hadrian; he was blond and tall, but moved with the hunched-over jerkiness of a crab I watched hins of Nathaniel Hadrian’s nose was longer His eyebrows thinner and higher up on his forehead All Nathaniel’s warmth and openness wasn’t there
Since the Moriartys were distracted, Hol soain before they saw her
A hush fell over the roouards took their position to either side of the stage--Moriarty an
"Ladies and gentlee His voice had the sah it sounded lesseducated, so your Christ you all at our private auctions--your loyalty means ever so much We extend these invitations selectively, and we appreciate your discretion That said, since ours is a family affair, we understand yours is as well This will be a far briefer showing than usual, so we can get you all back to your hole" style="display:block" data-ad-client="ca-pub-7451196230453695" data-ad-slot="9930101810" data-ad-format="auto" data-full-width-responsive="true"></ins>