e. They ordered the guests to step back. Harrison, Victor
ar the exit doors and leaned her uninjured shoul
screen behind the stage flickered. The slid
led the room. Hundreds of cell
He pulled his phone from his tuxedo pocket. He stared at the screen. His mouth ope
d him raised
n from the official Ivy U
o allegations of severe academic fraud regarding an early admission offer. The final sentence read: The university takes these claims
deafening. It was no longer whispe
snatched Harrison's phone from h
at the floor. It shattered. "She hacked the
er tight. Victoria looked over the heads of the cr
received a separate email from the university board. He was placed on indefi
of her jeans. Her fingers found a small square of foil. She u
adrenaline that had kept her moving despite the freezing water a
l security line in the lobby. They flooded
s erupting in a blinding, continuous strobe effect.
ue your sister s
really push you
e aggressive glare of the flashes. "My lawyers will be handling all
a barrier. "Back up! Let the victim through!" he shouted, clearing a narr
it true your wif
ou know the sc
reporter's chin. Harrison grabbed Victoria's arm and signaled toge. The camera flashes illuminated their panicked faces
earing a narrow path toward the kitchen service exit. Th
run. Her face remai
cer approached her.
et clothes and the blood seeping through h
olate. "I need to sign a statement confi
ded her a pen a
gainst the paper. Her hand was steady. Sh
Ster
cross her own skin. A bitter taste rose in the back of her throat. This is the very last time I will ever
ture. He frowned slightly, open
he pad back an
ance. The freezing wind of the Manhattan streets hit her f
orner of 5th Avenue, an unassuming
ights fla
ction of an inch. She walked to the r
leather seat and
oe said to the driver. "I have some
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