Revenge Wears a Wedding Ring

vibration in my clutch. I pulled out my phone, expecting a text from

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e exhausted his savings and ruined his health trying to find the truth, but Ethan and his influential new friends had

be alone. I would not le

told Ethan, stepping away f

ather? Can' t it wait, Liv? We' re about to network

y gaze meeting hi

?" My voice cracked slightly, the sound of h

s everything okay over there? You sound

Dad. It' s ju

family name that opens every door, but we have something better: integrity. Your grandfather was the most respected judge i

litical circles. He had mentored many young lawyers and politicians, including, I vaguely recalled, a young, idealistic Senator Maxwell. It was a conne

I needed to hear t

mpkin. Call me the s

in a pristine white dress, her blonde hair catching the sunlight. She looked like an angel. I knew she was a demon. Several of their co

ust saying how brave you are to perform today. I' d be a nervous wreck!" She plac

ured their agreement, their eyes filled with the same fawning ambition. They were all in on it, every last one of them. They al

uniform hurried toward our gr

lem at the stables. A small fire has broken out in the

s was the cue. Holly was supposed to rush in, brave the

t smell of gasoline near the stables an hour ago. I' d described a "suspicious-looking person" who vaguely matched Holly's description

umph flashed within them. This was her mome

nto her heroic act, a voice cut

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ill in his hand. He must have driven over right after our call, his paternal intuition sc

We can help calm her down," he said, his gaze sweeping over Ethan and Holly, a cl

and furious group of academics in our wake. The plan had already veered off course