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CHAPTER ONE

Corsica - 1

I gritted my teeth and headed up the steep incline of the next block If this place is any farther, I'll be able to see the Golden Gate Bridge, I thought

North Beach huns, and lines of people waiting behind velvet ropes The towering skyline of San Francisco blocked out the wide bay, but I could still feel the chill of the water Wisps of fog clung to the taller buildings Su to the city, and this June was no exception

"Why did you make me wear these heels?" I whined to my friend

Above ht "Because theyover her shoulder

I inhaled the chill night breeze and s me, but I felt loose and free for the first ti to me like a secret power I dressed up like that to feel that way

"Love that smile" A mountainous man stepped in front of us He was at least a foot taller than littered with male appreciation as he held open a velvet rope

"Thanks" Ginny blew hihtclub

He winked at rabbed Ginny's arm and stopped her in the narrow hallway by the coat check "What are you doing? We can't afford this place"

"Who says we have to afford anything?" Ginny fluffed her short-cropped, dark curls "You're on fire and gentle hot wo"