Riddick raised his goggles and looked outward across the fields through the driving rain. Still he could see nothing, but he felt something out there. He had no idea how far away it was but he could feel it and it made all of the short stubble on the nape of his neck stand up. He had long learned to trust that heightened sense of awareness, to leave rather than fight, to fight first rather than be attacked, to kill rather than die. His survival instinct screamed at him now. Something was coming.
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“No! No, I have to help Thomas!” Anna screamed in a voice broken with tears as she tried to pull away from Shazza once the gag was torn from her mouth.
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Chapter 41
NEW YORK (The following day)
HBO offices
Luna and her agent Allison had been having lunch together and it had felt like if they had always known each other. It was the first time that they had met in person but both women had already lost count of how many times they had been talking on the phone, sending emails or just chatting online.
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Chapter 40
Vin, Luna, Renee, Val, Mike and Steve had flown together to New York on board Vin’s private jet. There were three purposes to the travel: to introduce Luna to her new family and enjoy a whole day with them, to make it possible for Luna to meet her agent, Allison, in person and for them to have a lunch together. Lastly to have a meeting with the other scriptwriters that co-wrote the HBO soap opera along with Luna.
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Chapter 39
After the wedding, Vin and Luna had traveled to Bora-Bora, spending the next week there. They chose that paradise island because Vin had a great time there while shooting ‘XXX’ and he wanted to show Luna the place. He knew that she would love it and he was right. Luna was in heaven and she was so happy she thought her heart would explode with joy.
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Chapter 38
Las Vegas (Next morning)
Vin woke to a beat of a marching band mercilessly playing drums within his brain and a burning urge to pee. Muttering obscenities under his breath, he blinked sleep away, groaning as he realized what a hangover he had after such intense night. Vin swallowed dryly as he lifted a hand, rubbing his eyes.
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Chapter 37 (I part)
Las Vegas
As soon as they arrived at the penthouse suite at the Bellagio hotel, Luna found a big clothes rack with different outfits inside the bedroom. Her eyes almost jumped out of her face when she recognized some of the designs; V&L’s exclusive and indecently expensive dresses.
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Chapter 36 (I part)
Three weeks later.
They had spent the last three weeks locked in Vin’s house, dealing with Luna’s sickness. It hadn’t been easy because Luna had gone through several tantrums, cursing, yelling and crying. Especially when Vin told her she was going to move in with him, not giving her room for complaint.
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Chapter 35
Central Hospital
Dr. Jacobs entered Luna’s room and closed the door at his back. He had in his hands the result of her pregnancy test in an envelope, closed and sealed just as Vin and Luna had asked. He had made sure that no names were written on it, just a code.
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Chapter 34
Renee spent the next day canceling all of Vin’s appointments for the next two weeks, just as he had asked her to the night before, including two TV interviews on the latest shows. One special appearance on the MTV Awards, several photo shoots and a meeting with two potential additional producers for “Hannibal”.
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