ed through vast windows, glinting off crystal and silver. Chloe' s friends, wom

A small, cruel smile

re you are. The cana

r. Ethan stood beside her, his arm around her waist. He looked at her with an expression of ten

urse,

tchen, my gray uniform

alled me to he

e for the... procedure," she

ble for a split second,

t over

y Chloe, was setting up

," the nurse said, her tone brisk. "And some sk

ust so delicate, Sarah. And

anesthetics. These procedures were agony. I' d told Etha

said, his voice flat, avoiding my

pent her days shop

ached with a la

while," she said, not unkind

Pain, sharp and deep, shot up my arm.

sfaction in her eyes. Ethan turn

t me. He knew it

t. And what Chloe

All to maintain her flawless façad

was a constant