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... Cyrus Hawthorne released Ann Vaughn, who was already flushed and nearly breathless, slumping into his arms, letting him handle her as he wished.

Ann Vaughn glared at him fiercely, "Is this what you call a reward?"

"Your relationship with Warren Vance seems quite good," Cyrus Hawthorne evaded the question, his long fingers lifting the necklace around her neck, his expression obscure, "The symbol of Crown Prince Gothasen, and he gives it to you."

The symbol of Crown Prince ...

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