ieda the second she pushed throug
thin trench coat in seconds. She dug into her clutch with
one tumbled from her grasp. It
age truck roared down the narrow alley. The m
closed her eyes. The rain mixed with the cold sweat on her faround her body and walked
of the Dillard family villa in Long Island. She stood
, but the air was suffocating. The sh
rsian rug. He gripped a gold-plated phone to his ear, beg
of frustration and hurled the phone at the
e wanted to slip down the stairs to her
illard hurled her red wine against the white
up flawless, screaming at h
g freak who could drop dead
daughter. "The Terrell family trust fund
y life away just because Dad got caught by the FDA
he words clicked in her head. The family
aking finger at Blair. "You ungrateful brat. We raise
company!" Blai
er hands. The family w
from her wet clothes seeped into her bones
ase on the entryway table. It wobbled and tipp
eaming
ped toward the entryway.
ng form. A nasty, calculating light sparked in B
instantly. The rage vanished, replaced by a s
s assessed her like a piece of meat on a bu
I had an accident. I just
dry towel into Frieda's hands. He
he stopped right in front of Frieda and reached
" Blair said. Her voice was sweet, dripping
away. "I'm a medical stude
d bride. The contract doesn't specify which one. And that dying fre
oked at each other. A silent, horri
er ribs. The air left her lungs.
but heavy with a threat. "We need to talk about how
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