a's
a trembling finger at Chloe and me. "It was them... they
r and disappointment. "Elara," he said, his voice heavy with
ized performance, and a laugh bubble
scene with utter disbelief. I walked, step by del
down, bringing myself to eye level w
New York, faking an injury to make a false accusation is a form of fraud. If you insist on c
at me as if I were a stranger. She must h
the security cameras at the front gate should have a very clear recording. Shall
erstood her cue, holding up her phone. "The
ad never seen this side of me, the quiet, comp
ing with contempt. "Before you accuse me of anything, why don't you exp
rank. The color dra
ume all the way up, and held it out
over their mouths and chuckle. Susan's eyes bulged, her mouth agape. She had thought my accusations were
"do you still think I'm
ed his mouth like a fis
tion back to the stunned woman on the g
ul to be here," I said with a sneer. "But you seem to have forgott
gifted to us as a married couple from your family's trust after our we
dropping to a conspiratorial whisper. "To avoid
aimed bullet, "this house is mine. You wanted me to stay, didn't yo
's jaw hung open. Garrett lo
let out a low, ap
n finally shrieked, scrambling to
is own face pale with shock and
other glance. I turne
Why are we leaving?"
prison I had lived in for three years. "Because it's f
we walked to her Porsc
enraged screams and the sou
sped away, I watched the house disappear in the r
dbye to my
bsidian token Aiden Beaumont had give
if Beaumont would become another cage for me, b
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