restaurant. The cool night air hit her skin, whipp
ke of her head, pointed vaguely toward the street as if she had already ordered a car, and walked q
exactly where she had left it, swallowed by the deep shadows of the oak tree. She unlocked the door, slid into the driver's seat,
ted with hours earlier-a Page Six stringer who went by the handle "RosieNYC" and who had messaged her
back instantl
tive bushes lining the sidewalk, a piece of glass caught the
the dark ca
aurant doors swung open. Brook
en. As she stepped off the curb toward the waiting car, the h
pped it tightly around Livia's narrow waist, pulling
of wine she had insisted on taking with her sloshed, sending a fe
white pocket square, and leaned his head down. He began dabbi
across the street, it looked exactly like Brook was b
rapid-fire burst of blinding white flas
on down, capturing dozens of frames
the harsh light. Panic flashed across his fa
head, shielding her face. He turned toward the bushes, h
rapher slipped through the stunned onlookers, jumped into a waiting sedan that screeche
scream at the valets. A slow, deeply
the hairs on the back of her neck stood up. She felt a he
her head
perfectly still in the shadows, was
olled halfway down. A man was sitting i
inated his sharp, unforgiving jawline. He w
d his other hand, holding a crystal glass filled with amber l
He knew she had orches
throat. She stared at the stranger, refusing to look away, refu
window switch. The glass ro
ared. She slammed her foot on the gas pedal,
low, amused chuckle vibrated in his chest as Eloy Rhodes leaned forward and tapped the glass parti
wn. It was a message from RosieNYC on the encrypted app. Attached was a
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