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against the thick carpet of the VIP hallway. Darla
st her eardrums. She reached up, her fingers brushing the cold pearls of her necklace. Her stomach fluttered
y oak door of the VIP dressing r
Before she could knock, a sound slipp
wet, he
ood drained from her face, leaving he
.. right
nged to Caren.
blow to her ribs. Her vision blurred at the edges. The pearls around her n
nd flat against th
mmed against the wall
elvet sofa. Their clothes were
mach violently lurched, acid
e color of ash. He grabbed his dress shirt, ho
e behind Bennet's shoulder, pulling her ruin
voice cracking. "It's not... th
way out of Darla's throat. It
or like gunshots. She didn't blink. She didn't cry. The betrayal burn
right in fro
her right h
but the sound was incredibly satisfying. Bennet's head snapped to th
ng a trembling finger at Darla. "You're
er head. She looked a
r voice dropping to a dangerous whisper.
the room. The air in the hallway hit her lungs, but she didn't slow down.
e grand double doors of the b
ndreds of New York's elite turned their heads. The chatter die
ough the crowd. Her face was tight wit
fixed on the stage in the center of the room. She c
hone from his hand. The speakers let out a sh
esigner dresses. Her heart hammered against her ribs
" Darla's voice boomed throug
asp rippled th
es scanning the shocked faces of the Branch family, "he is curren
ispers hissed through th
one. It hit the wooden stage with a heavy thud. She tu
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