y was on the floor, moving through a series of slow, controlled stretches that looked like an advanced fo

h a loud bang, kicked

d in a silk robe that probably cost more than Corey's ent

Brandi said, her voice

ubtly pressed the side button on her phone, activating

ing a Fitzgerald. It's the luckiest day of

the other hand, have a date with a real man tonight. A senio

d uncoiling with a fluid grace. She rose to her

said, her voice

ismissal was more infuriating than any arg

r hand reaching out to

s a m

shifted her weight. A subtle, almost imperceptible mov

ut to catch. Her fingers wrapped around Brandi's wrist, her grip

onto the plush rug with a soft thud. Before she could even process what had happened, Corey had her pinned, a

ose to Brandi's ear. Her voice

like to b

in and outrage echoed

er, burst into the room, her face a mask of

imple t-shirt as if nothing had happened. Brandi scrambl

me! The psycho

e door, his face dark with anger.

of the incident, painting Corey as a violent, unhinged maniac. C

she spoke, her voice cutting t

y exercising

owed. "You have no r

ation for taking Brandi's place in this... unfortunate arr

ry, and Brandi stared at her as i

lous laugh. "You've lost your

er phone from her pocket and pressed pla

if he is

mbarrass us all

ing was cr

randi's wrist, were to be sent to a certain gossip columnist tomorrow," she said calmly. "The day befo

scandal, no matter how small, could derail the merger-the marr

the first time, and saw not a timid girl,

rate glance with She

teeth, he bit out

She deleted the recording in front of them, the

st money. It was her first foothol