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Crime & Justice · fiction

The Name on Her Application

“You put your hands on me again, and I swear you’ll regret it.” The words came out steadier than I felt. Derek Lawson’s fingers were wrapped around my wrist beside booth six, tight enough that I could already see pale crescents forming beneath his thumb. In my other hand, a glass coffee pot trembled hard...

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Genre
Crime & Justice
Audience
Adult readers
Chapters
6
Fiction status
fiction
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My Life Story Editorial

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  1. 01Chapter 1
  2. 02Chapter 2
  3. 03Chapter 3
  4. 04Chapter 4
  5. 05Chapter 5
  6. 06Chapter 6

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