y was stale, smelling of

ut her mind was racing. She needed a way to deflect attention. Julia

to reach for a binder, his hand covering

," he murmured. "You're hid

a heavy law book and held it to her ch

on the receiver. "They won't ex

ath. This was

r, cutting through the tension. "I thi

pun aroun

rap of fabric she had found in the hallway that

g near the guest wing when I saw Serena. She was tryin

n't say she went inside. She let the

's eyes narrowed. "That's

ay," Eve continued, the lie smooth and practiced. "A fact I'm sure Serena is wel

rom Richard's face.

Richard bellow

Serena in. She was hungover, pale, and

ing on?" Se

ch's room last nigh

er," Serena stammere

irl!" Richard crossed

ac

cting with Serena's face ec

o the floor, sobb

her in the hip. "You went whor

abbing Richard's arm. "Da

watched her sister curl into a ball, watched her

wasn'

ing his tie. "Send her to the clinic. Dry her out. I

lped a sobbing Ser

Eve. His eyes we

to clean up a mess," he said, "you're g

l," Ev

You'll go to the French Media gala tomorrow and you w

mach drop

the only one he

adn't seen her face. But he had to

her," she