ed from the hospital. Her body wa
natal intensive care unit to see her childr
Mr. Rivera's instructions, you are not permitted to have co
's revenge fo
ies sleeping peacefully in their incubators. Her h
ten minutes, memorizing every detail of
alked out of the hospital alone. She needed to brea
ocation. She couldn't go back to the Rivera mansion. She couldn't go back to the Barn
driver, Joe Hicks, was a ki
, miss?"
lent. She had
on the building across the street. It was broa
some in a dark blue suit. At his side, smiling radiantly
rks. Reporters shouted questions ab
e lifted Destiny's hand, showing the worl
exclaimed. "That's the legendary 'Star of Azure'! The final m
t in her throat. She
n sketches in his study. She had foolishly thought it was a surprise for her, her heart f
se was nev
pathetic, sel
Barron's shoulder. "I love it," she cooe
filled with a doting affection Alici
a clown, standing on a global sta
ing band she had worn for a year-she had flushed it down t
she had cherished was prob
door open, stumbled to a trash can on the sidewalk, an
e of water and some tissues. "Miss, are you
ped her face. When she looked up, her eyes wer
back in
e driver, giving an addr
one of the most exclusive a
d through a long list of contacts, finally stopping on a name
randmother. The true matr
n. "Child," Camila had said, her voice raspy but firm, "if you ever have troubl
a joke at the time. Now,
ressed the call button. It w
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