arpet scraped against Abigayle'

but she locked

room, stopping in front of the

g back at her lo

len, and the oversized men's shirt swallowed her fra

flection and walked straigh

me faucet all the w

water directly onto her face, letting the icy

r face roughly, and marched back i

silk evening gown cru

er hands. The zipper was completely ripped from t

lock on the doo

, clutching the ruin

alone this time. The cameras were

leaning against the wood wit

pping his voice to a low, business-like murmur. "I can make

perfectly styled hair a

puzzle clicked into

laugh ripped

ed dress and walked ov

clutch from the cushions, snapped

een, hitting the bright red reco

ne face-up on the

report on the black market, Jeffery?"

posture

phone, his fingers immediately

his voice rising defensively. "The ev

ep toward him, clo

very syllable. "Eight weeks ago, I was in Paris for Fashion Week. I

ticked in his cheek as the glar

nd swiping toward the gla

le was

ng three quick steps backward

" she sneered, holding the phone tightly against he

ldn't work, Jeffery's face mor

heavy, exag

o a pathetic whine. "I'm a victim here too. My father.

nguished the very last ember of a

a traitor; he

aised her

caught the dull morning light streaming

ivan family's promise. Now, i

ond with her right h

st her knuckle, leaving a brigh

right up

ed the heavy platinum ring direc

hud, bounced off his expensive suit, and hit

ed up, her eyes burning with absolute disgust. "I, A

d frozen for

isted into an ugl

roared, his hands ballin

king heels echoed

Kim poked her head in, her

g handled?" Kim asked, her vo

y, her gaze locking onto Kim l

ropping to a deadly calm. "When you pick up someone

weet, innocent mask cracked, revea

effery walked over and wrapped h

eclared, lifting his chin. "Som

at the two of th

enly felt thick, suffoca

y white towel from the bathroom door, an

securely around her waist, coveri

door, her spine perfectly strai

forced Jeffery and Kim to

the threshold into the

n't tur

today," she said to the wall in front

the two of them standing in the wreckage, a