er pulled up to the c
eavy oak door. It was an exclusive, underground
owed the hostess down a dimly lit
re a sharp, tailored navy suit. When she
ack, her eyes scanning the bandage o
neat glass of whiskey, and threw it back in one gu
rply. "I'm faki
grin spread across her face. She slapped t
ining the gold necklaces. Willow promised to fence them through a di
he legal loopholes required to quietly freeze Dawson's second
ft the claustrophobic VIP booth a
h the low hum of jazz and the
main bar, Charlene stop
white gown. Deandra Ball. Angelita's younger sister. She possessed a face strikingly similar to h
ant red dress. A flash of pure, unadulterated jealousy crosse
eels across the floor
ice dripping with fake sympathy. "I heard
churned. But she
Charlene's eyes. She widened them, filling the
a's wrist. Her grip was tight, her na
ce echoing over the jazz music. "You'r
pped. Heads turned. Wealthy patrons low
ied to yank her hand back, bu
confused-" Deandra stammer
e raised her voice even louder, making sure
ding utterly broken. "I'm trapped in a house with a m
ees slightly, pulling
have mercy on me. Tell him to sign the divorce papers
eandra with blatant disgust. In their eyes, Deandra wasn't a tra
liation. Her perfect, angelic image wa
ssed under her breath. She violently shoved
ut of the lounge, her white dress flying
ing a sip of her martini
le dust off her red dress. The tears vanished fro
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