he heavy glass door
r face. The automated sprinkler syst
oved her hands into the pockets of her trench coate sounded behind her. Bria's hos
security cameras. The fake, swe
a and crossed her arms
ed out and casually traced t
swatted Clara's hand awa
ed it into her pocket. Her thumb found the si
h. The recording had started. The hissin
lashes. She forced he
lara asked, her voice trembling
She let out a crue
you stole eighteen years of my life. I'm going to
rl earring in my closet?" Cl
I paid the cleaner for the spare key. I s
t. "Even if Helen finds out, so what? Bl
e. Her thumb gently rubbed the scr
orphan," Bria spat. "Yo
ad enou
vanished, replaced by a gaze so c
her voice dropping to a deadpan d
hit her like a physical wall. She stumbled
ed her hand and swung
d her fingers around Bria's wrist
rieked
r footing entirely. She tumbled backward into the dir
at the dark mud smeared acros
"Stay out of my way.
. Inside her pocket, her thumb hit stop. The a
on't make it out of New York aliv
ped back into the sunlight. Her che
ok up at the
doors of the study balcony,
watched Clara effortlessly drop Bria into the dirt. The dark am
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