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He closed his eyes.

When the cooler air on his skin indicated he was back on earth, he opened his eyes and stood. He

stalked across the room to his phone. His chest grew hot, and he clenched his fists and jaw as he

listened to the message from Lia. Chase and Sabrina had gotten married that morning!

Why had Richard allowed them to marry without it being made public? And why hadn’t Lia

known about it ahead of time? Why hadn’t Jayson told her?

Fuck!

Damian threw his phone across the room and stalked through the house to the lower rooms where

he kept his girls.

They sleepily lifted their heads as the door slammed against the wall and he flipped the light

switch. A few gasps and lots of rustling accompanied the scrambles to their knees.

He clenched his jaw as he looked them over. Who would die a painful death tonight?

His eyes landed on a new girl. Not trained. Not used to his particular tastes. He wanted to see

pain tonight. “Kaitlyn.”

The girl looked up, terror in her eyes. He flashed a wicked smile. “Come with me.” He turned and

stalked down the hallway to the concrete room Neil was fond of. He didn’t want to have the carpets

cleaned upstairs.

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BETWEEN S ABRINA’ S PERFORMANCES , CHASE’ S MEETINGS , AND GETTING TO KNOW EACH OTHER IN

new, intimate ways, the month of December passed in a blur.

On New Year’s Eve, Chase and Sabrina walked into the ballroom of the hotel in downtown

Boston. Sabrina sighed, her heart glowing, her mind clear of anything except her love for her husband

and her excitement for her first-ever ball. Her nightmares had disappeared. She was married to the

love of her life, and she’d finished her first Nutcracker season with the ballet company. Life was

perfect.

“What’s that smile for?” Chase asked, leaning over and kissing her.

Sabrina sighed. “I’m happy.”

He beamed at her. “I’m glad.”

They weaved their way through the crowd to the table where Richard and Kathy were visiting

with a state senator and his wife. Sabrina and Chase exchanged greetings with the others and then

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