ust motes dancing in the air. It was a peaceful scene, except for Elayne standing

ping coffee. Judith was arra

She slammed the shoe onto the coffee table. "Look at th

Pad. "Are you still on this? You

ng finger at the shoe. "I keep these shoes in the downst

ble, who was dusting the mantle

eyes. "Tell him. Tell him who went int

her duster. Her eye

ftly. She twisted the massiv

he dropped to her knee

sir," the hou

a brief surge of triumph runni

ooking at the floor. "There were tacks on the floor. I must have... I must have swept

ible. It was embedded in the heel. You can't s

ut a hand on Calhoun's shoulder. "Can't you see? She's bull

d screamed. "You paid her o

Enough! You sound insane, Elayne. You are accusing an o

e projected with eve

a paranoid narcissist. Go to your room. Pack your things. I

crying, but she wouldn't meet Elayne's eyes. She was te

didn't matter here. Truth was a

dead look. The fight drained out of he

rst into her bedroom and grabbed her sui

all safe. She pun

or swu

as e

ft her. And most importantly, the sapphire necklace that had belonged to her

o

my things?" she screamed down the st

amily, Elayne, then family property stays here. We're keepin

lace was m

not a Mayna

he swallowed it. If she stayed one more minute, s

. She had her burner

. She ignored the fleet of luxury cars and slipped out a side door, her

miles between her and the