Chapter 10: The media circus
The photographers showed up at dawn. I woke to the sound of camera shutters clicking like mechanical crickets, accompanied by […]
Her sister married the man she loved.
Now she’s raising the baby… and unearthing secrets worth killing for.
The photographers showed up at dawn. I woke to the sound of camera shutters clicking like mechanical crickets, accompanied by […]
Beatrice showed up unannounced three days after Marissa’s disastrous visit. I was in the gardens with Lily, letting her experience
Marissa Vale arrived at eleven-thirty sharp, announced by the doorbell’s echo through the entire estate. I was in the nursery
Lily’s cheerful babbling woke me at six-fifteen. I dragged myself out of bed, my eyes gritty from too little sleep,
The crying started at two forty-seven a.m. I jolted awake, my heart racing, momentarily confused about where I was. Then
The nursery was painted the softest shade of lavender. I stood in the doorway, taking it all in—the white crib
I didn’t see Damon for the rest of that day. Beatrice drove me back to the Vale estate in stony
The lawyer’s office smelled like old leather and expensive coffee. I sat in a chair that probably cost more than
The church was a cathedral of glass and old stone, the kind of place where even whispers echoed. I sat
The rain matched my mood—cold, relentless, and completely unwelcome. I stood outside the Vale estate’s towering iron gates, my fingers