er in Chloe's ears. Every word was a needle pri
gold leaf and silk curtains, twisted before h
s ago, her heart full of love for Julia
t New York under circumstances Chloe never fully understood. Jul
h, a final, desperate atte
alk?" Her voice w
with his mother, his brow furrowed with i
said, summoning all her
tep closer, his tall frame shadowing her, and lowe
appened. If it weren't for what you did three
r entire body. In his mind, she would
ooked at Chloe with the air of a victor. "Chloe, a person
ir identical expressions of cold disdain.
walked silently toward the grand staircase. Her back
"You see? She's so ungrateful. Not even
ound the bend of the stairs, his brow tightening slightly, a fli
ly curated for three years. Her favorite paintings hung on th
looking around. Everything in this room was sta
de of the closet, and began mechanically pulli
ere the shackles the Montgomerys had given her. She only pa
shed against a velvet box. She opened
e years, Julian had never worn it for
it into the deepest corner of the drawer. It was
e rang. The screen displayed the nam
ng to keep her voi
the old witch give you hell again?"
am Chloe had built inside her fin
vants were already at work, following Eleanor's or
en," she said into the phone,
unwavering support came through. "Good! Wait for me. I'm com
g her for three years finally begin to shift. She knew leaving
king about this possibility. But toda
ound a number. It belonged to the mo
ent a
White. I need your hel
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