The Gilded Cage I Escaped

ing to Damian Blackwood

backdrop to the white roses and glittering crystals. They didn't know the truth. This w

ainst my skin. The reflection in the mirror was a strange

his hands shoved awkwardly in the pockets of his worn-out suit. Their beat-up pickup tr

air, the diamond earrings Damian had give

wards me, her

ld have

familiar weariness. It was the same argument

lease. N

This is the perfect day. The day you get everyt

ildness I hadn't seen before. A cold

he whispered, her face inches

the one who threw myself in front of Damian' s Tesla that day, n

say anything,

down. It was a silver letter opener from the antique desk i

" she said, her voic

legs gave out. As I slid to the floor, my vision started to blur. The last

, Jess, I trie

came out. O