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No Never in a thousand years would he bring hiether in a ht was sacred, monumentally divine Instead, it’d turned out to be a tawdry roll in the hay for her

‘HelloArion I’ your surname is Pantelides’ Green eyes searched his ariness

‘And I no your full na here now? Because we both know the grievingroutine is just a front, don’t we? Perhaps you’re silently amused because you have saucy underwear underneath that staid black?’

She gasped, an expression that looked shockingly like deep hurt flashing across her face

Theos, how utterly convincing she was But not convincing enough toon for dear life as she rode hio

‘How dare you?’ She finally found her voice, even though it shook with her words

‘Very easily I was the guy you were screhen you should’ve been ho your husband Nohat the hell do you want?’

Her complexion had paled but then her skin was translucent thanks to her colouring And yes, his words had been cruel, deliberately so But she’d sullied his own memory of what the date had meant to him for ever

And that he found hard to forgive

‘I was going to apologise for theumsmall deception And to thank you for your discretion But I see I needn’t have bothered You’re nothing but a vile, bitterfurther pain and anguish on an already difficult day So if you were truly on your way out of here, I guess the only thing I have to say is good riddance’

Ari hardened his heart against the words She was in the wrong here, not hi to be asha, he yanked the back door open

Before he slid in, he glanced at her one last tiBut when the crowd is gone and you think of reprising your other role, be sure to stay away from Macdonald Hall Before the hour’s out, I intend to supply the ement with your naain’

Fugue state