a Holm

to Zuri. As the car sped away from the Plaza Ho

sounded like a sob, and

g my knee. "Did you see his face? He looked

hing until hot tears spilled over my eyelashes. It w

. She directed the driver to a dark,

ampagne. "To the death of Mrs. Avery, and the b

The cold, sharp liquid

exts from Ethan. A dozen blocked calls that I knew were from Edmund.

her phone and sh

p two trending topics worldwide. There was

e's horrified face and felt a dark, sat

ed until my feet went numb. I didn'

with a pounding headache and

desk, drinking coffee. She sli

"Avery's lawyers caved. They agreed to every single demand. He j

und's ego couldn't handle a

for 10:00 AM. I looked a

r. I put on a pair of jea

nto Camila's conference

uit, but his tie was pulled loose. Dark purple circles bruised t

ifties, tapped his pen aggressiv

directly across fro

spy from the alcohol. "I was out ce

, gravelly snarl. He leaned forward, hi

es. "Celebrating my freedom.

he gripped the table harder. He looked like

ack pen Camila slid toward me. I flippe

y there, slashed across the p

o the paper and sig

ed, a physical weight

. I stood up and

I said. "Goodb

the room witho

he New York sun was blinding. My ph

oards in three

d back