of my first life clung t

y, "what I do carries risks. A

ars welling. "But Liam... he's all

k contrast to Eleanor Vand

ving eyes. This was different.

O'Connell. I wi

in full swing. New York's elite glittered, oblivio

dget's insistence,

tir at th

oking artfully disheveled, a single, exo

inging with triumph. "The Healing Orchi

gh the crowd. Ethan, wheeled to the

t imperceptible glance. Her earlier conf

neutral, drawing me forward. "Perhaps you coul

" She looked down her nose at me. "While some rely on outdate

"You all said it was impossible. You said Ethan was a l

eronica. Unlike some so-called healers who offer

a deliberate counterpoint to

d evenly. "Though its medicinal propertie

to infuriate her mo

ed. "Are you questioning m

zing. "I'll prove it. And I'll p

et! I will cure Ethan with my orchid. You... you try to wake Liam O'Conne

his was better than

publicly shamed. Ostracized from every circle in this city. We'll reveal

y relishing the prosp

enging gaze. "A public

right, Miss Croft.

, my eyes flicking to E

Croft, will attempt to cure Mr. Vanderbilt. T

. The media would