through the crowd, their path

berate move,

's arm, her smile br

e," Sienna said, her tone dr

hing a massive diamond ring tha

ve some news.

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t just a s

public de

managed to say, her voi

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ou both t

how them she

games mea

rcle, a notorious gossip nam

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s were sharp, me

le nearby

ory of her past actions no

some kind of defense, s

t friend's sis

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't say

them mo

ment, Ava

er, let her hang around, it wasn't

e her devotio

d being w

onvenience, and he had

ion of being "Mark

e me," Ava said,

needing to escape b

her voice syrupy. "We're having

n time to see Liam pop

his touch gentle, his eyes ful

hing in her ear th

treated Sienna and how he tr

er to Ava, her expres

about how you'd take the news. He really does c

le s

his rejection fro

the knife, making su

was a commotion

d precariously on a ledge, wobbled

g down right where Ava

happened

a scr

vely moved to

am was

d, his focus ent

pulling her out of the way and

even gla

anding alone, f

eramic planter shot sideways,

erupted, and her leg

psed to t

ision

crying Sienna in his arms, stroking her hair, completely oblivious

p, she was in a

eptic smell fill

r bed, his face etched

e. "I should have stopped this. I should have t

g, which was wrapped

a dull, thr

id, her voice weak but clear. "He m

t with a stran

, a person's true pri

ose S

that

have unknowingly clung to was f

, looking her brother in the eye. "I'm g

there was n

oking

finall