cohol made her stomach churn. She reached the end of the hall and pushed open the heavy wooden

old marble counter with both hands. She stared at the mirror. H

n the faucet. She scooped freezing water into her hands and splashed it over

s shook as she twisted the base. She dragged the heavy, waxy color across her lip

buds from her pocket. She put the right b

ing. The sound of an airport board

sked. "You sound ter

against the cold tile w

Amanda said. "And I just called Julio. A woman

e. The sound of a laptop unzipping a

am pulling up his car's tracking log

iately stood up straight. She smoothed the lapels of her coat and pretended t

octave. "He has been at a private club in Manha

manda's ear. A photo app

distance by a valet. Julio was walking toward a VIP elevator.

lio had purchased it last week using Amanda's supplementary credit card. She remembered the bank alert from last Tuesday, the one Julio had ca

completely vanished. It was repla

Amanda said. She stared a

picture on every social media platform

ection in the mirror. The re

ure this marriage," Amanda said. Her voice was hollow. "The

that estate tonight without a plan, they ar

d look in her pupils shifted in

ng for free,"

es and clicked on Meredith

illion dollars into my personal acc

hit

ing call from Meredith. Amanda stared at it, her face com

da tapped the transcribe button. The text filled the scr

, took a screenshot of a car requested to her apartment, star

, her thumb hovering over the lock button. She meant every word. If the transf

ud. "I am changing my flight. I am

the top of the screen. A wire transfer for two million dollars had just clea

t tight, but not from sadness. It was the suffocating re

thing you can on Seraphina. I want her entire

te said. "Keep

dropped it into her bag. She looked in the mirror one last time. She did not lo

inoleum floor with hard, sharp clicks. People in the hall

volving glass doors. The freezing winter wind hit her face like

ance. Her eyes narrowed as a sleek black Mayba