le of the Hamptons. She wore bracelets that just happened to dr

ate governor. He was the heir apparent to a political dynasty,

tailed political strategies, social policy proposals, and talking points I had sp

gning shyness. "They're probably silly, but

. She passed the ideas off as her own, and

d give me her old, cast-off designer clothes and handbags as "gifts.

made was my

s to a woman nam

was investigating a scandal involving Elizabeth Blakely's ruthless brother. To silence her

aitress in a dingy diner,

ontained everything I knew about the Blakelys' finances, th

m," I said simply. "An

es filled with a pain I

help you get your life back

Scott families would be present. The Scotts were another powerful dynasty, rivals to the Bishops.

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others. But I knew something they didn't. I knew from my time as a ghost that he was

ce, watching the party w

isn't it?

"If you like watching peacocks,

eacocks get their feathers plucked," I said, my voice low. "S

ime, he really looked at me. "And w

hey deserve," I answered. "And I think you have an interest in proving you're mo

ad across his fac

me was