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He frames my face with his hands as he says, Tess. Only you could be brave enough to die with me. But I want you to live for me. We kiss, as desperate as though we were drowning. When our lips part, Alec says, Forgive me.

Claudia Gray

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Claudia Gray
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: June 12
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New York City
New York
Amy Vincent
Enough
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Drowning
Dies
Desperate
Face
Forgive
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Kiss
Faces
Forgiving
Hands
Kissing
Tess
Part
Lips
Frames
Live
Brave
Alec

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