were a map of

cream in the endless n

as he' d called it, finding new ways

ld onto him, even as they tortur

ted into a wea

s pregnant with his child – a lie, but Ava didn' t kn

he promise to Chloe and the

attend endless pr

dinners, meetings wit

ing, enduring Cassandra' s snide

vy cloak. Her muscles twitched, her hands gr

ser, Liam and Cassandra

ra, his hand always on her

e were only c

sandra a

my c

out of

mask. Anything to avoid being

larly grueling series of erran

e keeping food

stroom toilet, then rinsed her m

gainst a wall in the cor

wad of cash

evoid of emotion. "And try not to loo

s fumbling with the bills

umiliation w

ar. Cleanly. Completely. The res

rations for the eng

on a yacht, crui

ery detail, from the guest list t

tly, adding to Ava' s workload, se

twenty hours straight, Ava collapsed i

her own engag

ugh the leaves. His smile, so full of love. The cheap si

assandra standing over h

va? Or just too

her feet. "I'm

a said. "Liam wants

resplendent in a new

now," Cassandra said, her voice a low h

aid n

tinued, her eyes glittering with m

y poured a glass of red wine down the

just as Liam approached. "Av