ealise what was happening, Naomi felt a sla
ring above her, palm still raised an
will be here in hours and you're s
bbed where Meredith's hand had landed. The satin sheets she had managed to pu
oss her flawless face. She wore a pale pink robe that hugged her curves perfec
e yawn, her voice dripping with fake sympathy. "If I were
m her eyes as she struggled to climb out
ince her mother died whe
would be a mother to his little girl. He married Meredi
pretence until she got pregnant and ga
, but within the walls of his estate, he was a pupp
pearl necklace as she turned toward the mirror. "Tell them to dou
What about the guest list?
L
her face before she cou
talking b
d, tasting blood at
be so sensitive. It's just a sl
t them silently,
to midtown Manhattan, her torn sneakers scuffing aga
spa and a boutique that sold dresses she
d in line, her
right? I left somethin
sage, confused. It was
e and deleted it, perh
dith Woods?" th
had a Gold-leaf frosting and a hand-painted sugar rose. The price of one cake cou
board across the st
irthday, Meredith Woods - New
i sc
room, hanging crystal chandeliers and floral garlands, waiters rehearsed tray servi
ing that makes you look better than Isabella. If I see one m
wo dresses, one was black and fraying at the hem. The other
se the
ingered on the lace at the collar. Her mot
much memory of h
ike a palace. Guests arrived in limousines, l
shamelessly with powerful men, her surgical
ung hedge fund heir, tossing Naom
d into the kitchen w
" she whispered, handing Naomi a glas
ned. "I do
mum's birthday after all. You'll never get
unlike Isabella trying t
m the glass, before dr
a huge mischievous grin before she walke
mi's body started acting up, and she starte
nd dizzy. The hallway was shimmering i
lden handle. She pushed
but didn't see her, she panicked for a while bec
had intentionally drugged Naomi with GHB (gamma hydroxybutyrate), a
number to lure her to a room where she arranged for Naom
, his towel slung low on his hips and on his bed was a young