than Chloe' s father' s house, and filled with the same kind of people-smiling sharks in expensive clothes. Chloe felt lik

ding court on a chaise lounge, looking pale and ethereal i

he said, his voice warmer than Chloe had heard it in days. He

hloe a brief, dismissive glance. "Thank you for coming, Chloe. It means so much to me t

pillow behind her back. He shooed away people who he felt were crowding her. Chloe stood beside him, a silent, invisible ghost. People' s eyes sl

lay a round of 'Two Truths and a Lie' !" she chirped, beaming at the

I once closed a billion-dollar deal on a yacht. Two: I hate the colo

that you hate red," she said with confidence. "You wore a red tie to

e message was clear to everyone, especially Chloe. The person he cared about most, the one he would do anything for, was Olivia.

und a dark corner, away from the glittering lights and fake laughter, and leaned against the c

like you shouldn'

of whiskey and entitlement, had cornered her against

he said, trying

terling' s little plaything. He doesn' t seem to be paying you much attention toni

Chloe said, her v

ipped around just in time to see Liam rushing past the glass doors, his face a mask of panic.

er arm. "He' s got his hands full with the s

holding her arm. He saw the fear and anger on her face. For a split second, their gazes locked. He hesitated. T

ead of hope, of foolish, lingering affection

expensive leather shoe. He howled in pain, his grip on her arm loosening. In that instant, she swung her heavy purse, the one she' d bough

pouring from his nostrils

m and ran, not back into the party, but down the terrac

didn' t stop. She kept running, thorns from rose bushes

iam' s car pulling up, him at the wheel. He got out, his fac

in the car,"

m done. I' m done with you, I' m done

shadows of the house. It was Olivia, miraculously

a taunted. "Don' t you want to st

walking down the long, dark

fter her, her voice dripping venom. "You' re just a

round. Olivia was lying on the ground at the bottom of the stone steps, her body twisted at an unnatural ang

or. He looked up at Chloe, his eyes filled with a horri