le as Chloe Astor' s pers

excess, and Chloe seemed determined to

hloe' s massive, disorganize

and designer. By tomorrow morning,"

her eyes burning, her back aching. She finished, just barely,

ped a priceless heirloom earring into t

e a love and fetch that for me, wou

o the icy water, the mud sucking at her ankles.

a collection of exotic, screech

ages cleaned, Sara

allergy. She knew this. C

a persistent, dry cough started. By evening, a

aw her red-rimmed eyes,

laced with annoyance. "Pull yourself togethe

ah wanted

stematic torment, Chloe s

ing, as if granting a great favor. "Ethan will

m had started, lashin

He barely gla

drive her," he said. To Sarah,

is storm. Back

alked out into the driving rain, her co

thouse hours later, drenched, sh

looked at he

e silent apartment,

to the sofa, her

lled out, her voice raw

.. I'm doing this for you,

was supposed to be with Chloe, or

readable in the dim light,

e?" he asked, his vo

Program had drilled into her, mumbled, "Mike... my brother...

narrowed with suspicion. He

d. "There's medicine i

previously announced business trip, leav