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was exh

y, fall-on-her

r. With zero regret, she tossed the slightly wilted Calla Lilies into the

married to the man of her dreams. She loved her sister, though she didn’t know why, really. For

s six years old, her sister only four. Their mother had died in

st likely wasn’t even his kid. He’d also told her, he owned her and would make her pay f

so much worse than it was. She’d learned at a young age if she just suffered silently through the pain,

he’d found her. She’d been bruised from head to toe, unable to leave her bed for two weeks. Her f

earned quickly never to say anything. The sympathetic employees quickly disappeared. Soon, no

s still going strong, causing her to sigh. Her sister had departed a while ago, amid a sea of birdsee

ing at the exclusive country club. It was all a joke. None of them cared one iota about Sandy. S

cted like a brat, threw a fit, and then got her way. She’d learned quickly that if Sierra didn’t do wh

would let her leave now that Sandy had moved out. There w

ead. She slowly got to her feet, making her way up to her room. Thank goodnes

with him, deeply, over-the-moon in love. She may have been, but it had obviously been one sided because the

t being able to control his heart hadn’t h

with Sandy suddenly marrying Sierra’s boyfriend. When Sierra had made the slightest comment about it being wro

e’d only wanted to be with Mason to get away from her father, anyway. Surpr

s event, attended by Hollywood actors, musicians, and the elite of the elite. People wanted to attend t

hing go. She was lucky to have found out what a creep Mason was so early in their relationship. It co

e Mason swept Sandy into his arms, kissing her in front of everyone couldn’t be humiliation enoug

bout her never using the flowers since she couldn’t keep a man long enough to get him to walk her down the aisle.

next CEO. He’d moved his way toward the top, and when he’d hit the mother-load by marrying the owner’s daughter, he got it al

ly closed the door behind her. All she wanted was freedom, and maybe, just maybe, that’s what she’d finally get. Besides, she didn’t want to get married

ell on their way to Europe by now. Sierra felt more of a pang over her sister getting t

She kicked it away from her, knowing she wouldn’t take it from the hotel. She had no desire to wear i

ing. She’d have plenty of daily reminders as she watched h

iss overcoming her as the tight curtain of hair fell loosely arou

next day. Her father wanted to speak to her. She had no clue w

comfortable bed, and vowed not to get up until her body woke her. She knew the wrath of her father wasn’t worth a