Chapter 16

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Annabel     I sit opposite Nika and take my time spooning pieces of chicken into my mouth. The chicken and salted boiled potatoes tastes heavenly. It is amazing how many great cooks are under this roof. Holloway sits on the sofa, concentrating on his laptop which is opened in front of him. I gaze at the wide expanse of this back, tapered into a trim waist as he leans forward on his seat. He rapidly taps away on his laptop, looking forbidden and off-limits and I force my gaze away from devouring him. My thoughts go back to Robb.      Despite how things ended between us, the last thing I want is to be re-entangled with him in any way, maybe because of how it ended. My first reaction is to deny he is capable of something as heinous as what the criminal has proven he is capable of. But then

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