Rising From The Ashes Of Betrayal

ike a swan dying in a ballet. She landed on her knees b

wide, wet eyes. "Don't fight with Kala. It's my fa

By taking the blame, she implied that Kala was upset, and theref

essman vanished; the protective patriarch retu

her. She has more grace in her little f

ormance. It was nause

voice cut through the

burying her face

careless,'" Kala quot

ainst the fabri

p me with the logic here. If you broke the vase because you were carele

r eyes darted left and ri

ed, leaning forward in the chair, "then I didn't push you. If

rls, her brow furrowed. The rapid

t you, Kala!" Doloris snappe

t?" Kala asked. "Fro

y was kneeling. She looked down at her siste

even if you broke it yourself, the responsibility b

ules shouted. "She's crying!

s," Kala said without looking

bringing her face

t only Karly and Arthur could hear. "And your lies are sloppy.

r in her eyes was real now. She had never seen thi

ala's argument was sound. Karly's story was fluid. But admitting that m

ly. "It's a vase. I'll buy another one. I

ting it go? Usually, Kala would be groun

She had won. It wasn't a total victo

Karly never fought w

oked at Archer. She gave a t

reached into his pocket

with renewed confidence. "The vase was an

phone screen

" Arthur ask

y just posted an exclusive. 'Kensington Empire

the phone. His

a finger at Kala. "The documents that are only on the computer in your