Unmasking the Viper

ced with a cheap mattress on the floor. The curtains were taken down, leaving only the b

te of scraps, setting it on the floor without utensi

st in my stomach. Other times, he would sit on a chair just inside the door, ea

She' d wear my clothes-my Chanel jackets, my custom-made dresses. One afternoon, she sauntered in wear

Ryan says it makes me look... bountiful." She smiled, a cruel, sharp thing that bore no resemblance to her pious act.

"This is pretty. I think I' ll keep

I felt a flicker of something other than fear. It was pure, unadulterated hatred. I said nothing. I just wa

iar crest of my father' s company embossed in gold. The invitation to the annual Texas Charity Ball.

going to get dressed, you' re going to put on a smile,

head. "No.

ews outlet in Texas. Your father' s name, the Chadwick name, dragged through the mud because his daughter is a slut. Is that what you want?" He stood

being subjected to that kind of public shame was more than I c

tand," I