les of Ginny's cheap heels as she walked across the
black Maybach parked a
He had his phone out, his thumb scrolling rapidly
t out a loud sigh and looked up, ready
cked onto G
he expensive smartphone slipped from his hand and hit
The face underneath was breathtaking. It was a cold, untouchable kind of beauty that made his stomach knot with sudden, intense int
down at the broken phone, then slowly raised he
backward, nearly tripping over his own feet, and grabbed the heavy chr
o the cool lea
," she
to the highway. His hands gripped the steering wheel so tightly his knuckles turned white. He kept glancin
main road and approached the massive wrought-ir
driveway lined with ancient oak trees. It pulled into the circular
ide marble steps leading up t
ks. They had all heard the rumors about the illegitimate, uneduca
el day dress. Her hair was perfectly styled. A small, patronizing smile played on
ed, jumped out of the car, and jogged around to the back. He grabbed
of the dark interior. A cheap pi
ed away from the car and
died. The muscles in her cheeks twitched. Her eyes
whispers died instantly. The silence in the courtyard was
tures. She looked like a queen forced to wear peasant r
the expensive fabric of her dress. A hot, acidic wave of jealousy burned the
front doors
ped out onto the porch. She looked frail,
n the steps. Her eye
y. The face looking up at her was a mirror image of her own yo
d Anjanette's eyes, sp
been too weak to protect her from the family's cruelty. Ginny felt a tight sq
nic spiked in her chest. She had
wide, welcoming smile. She practically leaped d
home!" Coretta cried out, her voi
rms around Ginny's neck, to pull her int
smoothly took a half-step to the right and bent sligh
s snapped shu
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