e. They ordered the guests to step back. Harrison, Victor

ar the exit doors and leaned her uninjured shoul

screen behind the stage flickered. The slid

led the room. Hundreds of cell

He pulled his phone from his tuxedo pocket. He stared at the screen. His mouth ope

d him raised

n from the official Ivy U

o allegations of severe academic fraud regarding an early admission offer. The final sentence read: The university takes these claims

deafening. It was no longer whispe

snatched Harrison's phone from h

at the floor. It shattered. "She hacked the

er tight. Victoria looked over the heads of the cr

received a separate email from the university board. He was placed on indefi

of her jeans. Her fingers found a small square of foil. She u

adrenaline that had kept her moving despite the freezing water a

l security line in the lobby. They flooded

s erupting in a blinding, continuous strobe effect.

ue your sister s

really push you

e aggressive glare of the flashes. "My lawyers will be handling all

a barrier. "Back up! Let the victim through!" he shouted, clearing a narr

it true your wif

ou know the sc

reporter's chin. Harrison grabbed Victoria's arm and signaled to

ge. The camera flashes illuminated their panicked faces

earing a narrow path toward the kitchen service exit. Th

run. Her face remai

cer approached her.

et clothes and the blood seeping through h

olate. "I need to sign a statement confi

ded her a pen a

gainst the paper. Her hand was steady. Sh

Ster

cross her own skin. A bitter taste rose in the back of her throat. This is the very last time I will ever

ture. He frowned slightly, open

he pad back an

ance. The freezing wind of the Manhattan streets hit her f

orner of 5th Avenue, an unassuming

ights fla

ction of an inch. She walked to the r

leather seat and

oe said to the driver. "I have some