thick and silent, heavier
straight ahead. Her hands were clenched so ti
ace was pale, his small chest still rising and falling a little too fa
ocked him in her car und
streaked with tears and sweat, bar
softly in the back seat,
rembling. "The call was so important, and I j
s a low, soothing rumble that Blair knew was never meant for
hadn't looked at her since t
. A few more minutes could have b
ension. She felt nothing. It was a terrifying, ho
yes meeting hers in the rearview mirro
is," he said. His voice was clipped
r. She just kept s
that as
y sister. She m
weren't blood. A fact that see
use was large and modern, all glass and sharp angles. I
en turn off the engine,
ht. She's the guest of honor.
sed, w
emained
ning. "Rumors are already starting. A 'famil
inally spoke. Her own voic
ou'll stand by her side and show everyone that we are a u
fill. It was a cold, creeping sensati
ty," she said, flatly. "Aft
career is taking off. A scandal like this could ruin her. Do you understand
he worshipped. The ultimate
killed our s
ped. "He's fine. A little sh
, theatrical sobs. "I'm so sorry, Coleman. I
d at her in the mirror. He then turned back t
t. "You will go and you will fix this. You're g
her own successful marketing firm, who had put her career on hold to raise thei
er role. H
d with a blinding, all-consuming passion. The man she had believed was her partner, her savior after
he asked, her voice
onsole, his face close to hers. The smell
" he hissed, his voice low and vicious, for her
lly spat th
like. I needed to show her what she was missing. You were
rld st
rying, the chirping of crickets outside-it al
never l
all a performance. A long, elaborate piece of th
solidified. It became some
side. The "business trips" that were actually vacations with his stepsister. The
preference. It wa
prop. Leo
lair's lips. It was a h
," sh
aken aback by her
oice steady now. "I'll go.
e perfect wife.
t to her office. She closed the door, her hands moving with a calm, delibera
r and typed a name
e known for being a shark. For handl
led the
nswered. "Law offices of Amel
a whisper, but i
t," she said. "As soon as pos
g war. He just d