ung open, hitting the

the doorframe, his mouth crashing down on hers. The sound of their wet kisses and heavy,

was no jealousy. No heartbreak. Watching them felt like watching two

nd placed her hands on Austen's

ripping with fake concern. "What abou

him. Playing the

ut that boring piece of wood. She's clueless. I'

iet room, feeding directly

m. They collapsed onto the leather sofa, directly in the camera's line of

ive feed showed their faces in high definiti

op button. She swiftly severed the connection to the hidden camera, closing the application entirely, and i

eir lust, making enough noise to cover any sound she ma

arrow opening. A cloud of thick dust hit her face. Her throat tickled, threatening a cough. S

haft. Her heels clicked faintly against the stone,

ifth floor and slipped back into the bright

hrew the door shut. She locked the deadbolt and leaned her

in and transferred the video file. Her fingers flew across the keyboard, expert

ed her a "boring piece of wood" and amplified

le encrypted email account she had set u

, she typed the public tip-line email for Vinnie K

: Alex Stone, a top-tier private investigator. She typed a sin

the screen. Sh

sten, you think cheating is your biggest sin? Wait until Alex Stone digs up the rest of your filthy, b

ver to the minibar. She poured two fingers of stra

nses. She grabbed her lipstick, touched up the red on her mouth, an

ie Kowalski was mindlessly refreshing his inbox. A zip

filled his monitor, he jumped so hard his knee slamme

hed a massive, red breaking news banner. The vide

doors of the banquet hall when her phone began to vibrate violently again

pic was already Austen Cheats on Alaia. A li

y a sudden, chaotic wave of whispers. People were gasping. Heads were

bright chandeliers illuminated her red

her. The gazes were heavy with pity, mockery, and m

ia, practically sprinted over. She held her phone

tress cooed. "Have you see

n's hand. She stared at the screen, wa

pooled in her eyes, spilling over her lashes. She let her lower lip tremble,