hrough the massive windows

ng a sharp, tailored white blouse and s

sat slicing a piece of steak. When she saw Chris

efully. She picked up her coffee cup, took a slow sip,

etched, heavy a

ssure. She put her fork down a

etter, sister?" Hi

p down. The porcelain clinke

and stared directl

abel said, her voice flat. "Are you worried a

the table. Her knuckles turned w

hat you mean,"

crossed her arms over her chest, studying

l stated bluntly. "Are you going to sit there and tell me y

I just treat Jaylon like an older bro

napkin and dabbed the corner of

tally seen those disgusting, explicit chat logs on Hilary's phone. Every single word was

from Hilary's face. Sh

with Jaylon was flawless. She

it screeched against the hardwood f

" Hilary yelled, her vo

ly still. She uncrossed her arms and gest

u can have him," Christabel said lightly. "I

y like a physical b

for Christabel to be ruined, for Ch

. If Hilary took him now, she would be t

s wide with fear. "The Montgomery family

the table until she was standing right next

about that, little sist

, cold cheek. The gesture looked sweet, b

and walked out o

er body shook violently. Pure,

from her pocket and d

e told her the pho

e table. It hit a delicate bone-china plate, shatte

walked into her bedro

he keyboard, bypassing standard security protoco

private inbox

past life, born out of a desperate need t

hotel records and bank transfers between Jaylon Mo

r, a zip file app

thing you need is here. Enough t

l unzippe

tion videos of Jaylon and Hilary in b

re as cold

slipping a tiny, untraceable backdoor Trojan into the phone of Preston Montgomery's personal assistant, ju

delayed

these nuclear bombs would drop directly into the