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The end of the story was so shocking and unexpected that her mouth fell open. After a stuttering moment of astonishment, Harlow pushed away from the vanity and went to him, wrapping her arms around his torso to hold him.
“I’m so sorry,” she whispered. “Oh, Ryske, that’s horrible. I’m so sorry… She committed suicide?”
He stroked a flat hand down her back over the length of her hair. “That’s what Hagan will tell you.”
Pushing away, she inspected his face. Did that mean… was he implying Hagan had hurt her… had Jarvis Hagan killed his own fiancée?
If Harlow needed any further proof that she was a terrible judge of character, she’d just got it. Harlow had deemed Hagan an asshole, but hadn’t considered him dangerous. In one way, she was right, Ryske had said Hagan didn’t do his own dirty
