he fluorescent lights and the distant rumble of jet engines. E

g. A single, perfectly timed tear rolled down her cheek. "Please," she whisper

y rumor without saying a word. It painted Elianna

ong, her nails digging into Elianna's skin. "Sister, just tell them you did

said yes, she admitted guilt. If she said

her hand back.

, is it true that the secrets you leaked caused your adoptive father's company to

a twisted version of the truth that Solis PR had

e trailed off, letting the implication hang in the air. She was connecting the es

curiosity turned to disgust.

" someone

her face here?" an

atisfaction of a knife well-placed. Using the deaths of her father and brother-u

hot rage. It was a cold, absolute stillness.

She didn't hesitate. H

through the terminal. It wa

ing the moment in high definition. Kiana stood frozen, her head turn

e looked at Kiana, who was slowly raising a hand to

e vibrating with barely contai

, born of pain and humiliation. The reporters were shouting, the flashes

hand again. H

et out a piercing s