on a

a stallion in a dus

orted with rage as he turned his back on me. The

dark

en...

ing room of our Silicon Valley mansion. The air was c

her raised as his own, held the shattered pie

her voice dripping

e floor. Inside it, a tiny, torn piece of my

ening again

moment it al

ies but couldn' t manage his own emotions, stood beside me. H

led, his voice low.

creamed at her. I had lunged, trying to claw her perfect, ly

me, I w

ill fresh. I knew her plan. I knew every single step. She would get sent away

ady welling in her big, blue eyes. She was a master of this

ntirely. He was angry at her carelessness, at her disrespect f

ce shaking with a fury I knew all too well. It was t

. To the horse sanctuary in Nevada. You' re going to learn humil

She looked shocked, betrayed. But I could see the flicke

! Please!"

his, silent and seething, glad sh

, I stepp

steady. It felt strange in my own throat. "

ily replaced by confusion. Stella' s eyes

he word out. "Maybe a few weeks of groundin

ion was the perfec

"She destroyed your mother' s memory, and you defend he

y the arm. "You le

is shoulder. A look that said, You think yo

nd stormed up the stairs,

"I' m sorry, Gabrielle. I know how much that locket meant. I

heart pounding a s

this time, I was the