The Unshakeable Queen Returns
s the first pair of cufflinks she had ever bought him, simple silver knots. He was just a struggling junior programmer back then, full of big dreams and a self-deprec
first round of funding. "I' ll spend my whole life making you happy, Aliyah," he had promised, h
gh escaped her lips. Wh
ng her from the past. "Aliyah, are you ready? P
e a doll being positioned for a play. He led her downstairs, hi
ng modern house she had designed. It was supposed to
ested. Instead, a loud, thumping pop song with an obnoxious bass line echoed through the open-pl
rners, their faces a blur of poli
all
was wearing a tight, inappropriately short black dress. And she was taking a selfie. She held her phone
through Aliyah. She broke away from Bene
nk you' re doing?" Aliyah
ms. I was just... paying my respects." She posted the photo to her Instagram
d the phone from Kendall' s grasp.
hissed. "Get out
l performance. "I' m so sorry," she whimpered. "I didn' t mean any disrespect.
d tearing through the party music. "He hate
is grip like iron on her arm. He put himself betw
e making a scene!" he wh
emorial!" Aliyah cried, struggli
nearby guests to hear. He was playing to the crowd. "Kendall was very close to
olate her. The murmurs started around them. People shifted unco
yah said, her voice dropping to a shocked whisp
n' t have come. It' s just... I feel so guilty. Maybe if I had been a better nanny... but
nomous twist of a conver
" Aliyah spat, lu
shoved her back, har
ad put his hands on he
she said, her voice shaking as she retrieved her phone from the floor. "I did
e, angling the scree