When A Woman Dies To Live

her, Senator Fuller, a man whose power was matched only by his coldness. I hadn't spoken

I was here for one reason: to expose Ethan. My father, for all his faults, hated being made

nd staircase. Before I could reach him, he t

For years, I believed I had only one child. But fate has a funny way of correct

here she was. Maria. Dressed in a stunning

father continued, "we have confirmed it. I

s. He had found a way to not just betray me, but to replace me

rowd. "Father, no! It'

"Security," he said, his vo

ed, but they were too strong. "She is no

r," my fath

was a sickening pop, and a wave of white-hot pain shot

with them. "Jocelyn, apologize to your father. A

ce a mask of pity. "Oh, Jocelyn. I

ped me. Hard. Then again. And again. Each slap was precise, aimed at the w

ain you caused me," she whisper

business associate of my father's-lunged from the crowd. He was shouting about

ged fo

widened in panic. But he didn't move to protect Maria. He gra

me as

arp, deep, and final. The world tilted, the glittering

n's face, his expression not of concern