in the limo was thick with my family's un-spoken rage. T
ted. "You deliberately humiliated Maya! You humilia
I said calmly. "He was interested. He of
"You couldn't stand to see Maya getting the attention, so you had to pull that ri
oulder. "I... I just wanted us all to have a nice e
e stole him from me. But it doesn't matter. I have other allies
rling's office tomorrow. You will not be taking that job. You will st
would have been locked away, and Maya would have
raised an
to a job meeting because you've grounded her?" I asked. "Go ahead. Make the call. I'm sure he'll be very understanding. It will do wonders fo
unassailable. He was a businessman above all else, and he knew I was righ
there, impoten
to go upstairs. "Don't be late," I added
ointedly ignoring me. I poured myself a coffee and walked out the front door. The town car was nowhere in sight. I saw i
ked. P
a premier subscription service I maintained. Less than two minutes later, a sleek, blac
indow. Their little plan, so easily thwarted. They were thinking in terms of grounded teenagers. I
away. They're so blinded by their own petty
el of modern architecture, a gleaming spire of glass and steel. As I
s alrea
peccably dressed man in his late twenties. He had a slick
an C
accomplice. He saw her as a kindred spirit, another beautiful predator. Together, they had orchestrated my downfall and the systema
ars. Maya hadn't just been relying on my family. She was already reb
g to Julian, and he turned to look at me. His eyes swept
asn't just about my family anymore. This was a conspir