He Thought I'd Stay: His Mistake

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r approval. "They make

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erson: Keith Mosley. Or at least, the head of the Mosley

uctioneer took the stage. "And now, for our

him lit up. My breat

ortrait of

dio, her face lit with passion. But someone had crudely photoshopped it. She was now

recker's Legacy.' A fascinating study of a woman who clawed her way into a

led with cru

looked at Chace, my eyes begging

both had small, knowing smiles on their

g me in my place. By desecra

ed rasp. I stood up, my chair scraping aga

. "Ember, sit down. Y

reamed, my voice raw with pain

d? Your mother was what she

g, each number a fresh wave of agony. The

clinging to a thread. "Please. Buy it for

I saw a flicker of hesitation. But

hink about my family. We can't be

ryn," he said, his voice cold a

his touch rough. "Your mother was a d

o absolute, it felt like m

the gavel down on the final bid, a deep,

uction

to the stage. I recognized him

ece of slander. The photo has been doctored. We will be launching a full investigati

werful it made my knee

his expression a mixture of pity and s

She clutched Chace's ar

He pointed a finger at me. "It was her! She's the one who s

me to the wolv

ntorted with rage. "I don't want to see

After four years,

arply reprimand Karyn. I heard Ch

oom, a ghost leaving the

ather's family. "Your uncle has been arrest

thrown him u

hrough, this one from

other's memory. I have taken care of yo

bitter, humo

things, was still being used as a pawn in the games of these