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eight of New York's elite. Elana Green stood in the corner of the grand hall. Her fingers smoothed t
fit his broad shoulders perfectly. He was speaking to a state senator. He held a crystal glass of bourbon. H
invisible hand pressing down on her ribs. Sixteen years of loving him
cal music and polite
and rested protectively over a slightly rounded stomach. In her other hand, she clutched
straight to
ud enough to cut through the ambient noise. "You ca
to fade into nothing. Every pair of eyes i
bsolute ice. The muscle in his jaw ticked. His jawline pulled tight into a
His voice was flat. It was not a defensive denial. It w
It was an ultrasound photo. "This is your baby! You promis
e room. Several socialites covered their mouths. Phones b
pagne flute so hard the glass groaned. She felt the stares shifting toward her. The pity. The m
ssistant, stepped forward quickly.
an's arm away. "I am carrying the Ster
ording light was blinking. The new
is pockets. His silence was deafening. To the crowd,
quickly pulled out her phone, finding a live feed from a gossip blogger already at the event. She zoomed in on the image Brandi was waving. The quality was poor, but the details were unm
fake. A s
e Randolph stood leaning against a stone column. Evie's lips were curved upwa
ation hit Elana. Evie
ity, moved in with two large men
As she twisted, the silicone bump under her red dress shifted unnaturally t
ordered. His voice w
ress everything!" Brandi yelled. The
nk against the marble. She could not let this happen. She could not
clicked sharply against the floor. The sound ec
Brandi. Elana's face was completely blank. Her heart wa
said, her voice carrying across the
stopped. "Who do you think yo
he did not yell. She
ling IV had a vasec
was absolute. It was a p
t no sound came out. Her hands instinctively cover
him seemed to drop ten degrees. That was a secret. A deeply guarded
ing frantically. The hashtag Sterli
ds and run, but Mark Sullivan held her firm. The crow
e long strides. He grabbed her wrist. His fingers dug i
er ear. "How do you know that?" he wh
. She did not pull her arm away. "I am your
tell him how she found the medic
he exposure of his medical history was a disaster. It was
it burned him. He turned t
. He did not wait for Ela
ed where his fingers had bruised her. She looked toward the s
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