a few feet away, holding a martini glass. S
ook who it is. Does the trailer park girl
mpletely blank. She looked at Samantha the
et away from Serena. His jaw tightened. He did not move, but his
e as fear. She stepped closer
out of the Sinclair house tonight l
r. Other club patrons turned their heads, formi
rved into a slow
oice was perfectly level. "Your father's stock is tanking, and he is desperately le
shed. Her eyes widene
our family to avoid bankruptcy court tomorro
th rage. With a furious shriek, she lunged forward and hurle
extended arm in one fluid motion. As she passed, she hooked her ankle cleanly behind Samantha's leading fo
ed wildly off balance. She let out a startled yelp. Her arms flailed. The martini glass, still clutched in her ha
erself on a nearby table, chest heaving, martin
ollowed by a wave of poorly stifled snickers.
clung to her skin, the stain spreading in ugly, irregular patch
You lunged at me with a drink and tripped over your own heels. Perhaps
ven one of Samantha's own friends pressed
rage. With a wordless, guttural scream, she snatched a full champagne flute from t
wd and clamped around Samantha's wrist mid-swing. The champa
f the club, stood between t
Samantha's wrist with a shove, making her stumble backward again. "
ess, her chest heaving. "She tripped me! Sh
a woman who was standing still. Everything that happened after that, you brought on yourse
er shoulders. Sh
lousy twisted in his gut, but it was mixed with something else-a grudging admiration
ed, her voice now a tearful, desperate shriek. Her masca
ers stepped forward. "Put Miss Sharp and her fri
ress clinging to her like a second skin. The crowd parted, several people openly laughing and raising their p
re is a back exit through the employe
o leave before Lucas decide
lowed Gregory toward the heavyed out his phone and typed a message to Carter. Before he could hit send, Carter's voice crackled urgently through
rear exit. Block the alley. Now!" he ordered, alre
ned the heavy steel door at the end. The smell
a said, stepping o
he alley was pitch black. The only sound
tle echoed from b
ped out, blocking the o
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