d onto the kitchen table. It slid across the woo

from a dumpster," he told Brenda. "But keep it u

he barked at me. "And put a hat on. I don

outlet center on the edge of the island. Kayla came with us, wearing dark sungl

eration. She started pulling things off the racks. Bright pinks, neon g

ned cocktail dress at me. It looked like som

zzed overhead. I pulled the dress on. It was itchy. It w

ad popped into my mouth earlier with my mouth open. I walked

ng pictures. "Look at her," she whispered to B

ed. "It fits her perso

ook of pure disdain on her face. Poor white

her phone, posting the photo to her private group chat. "Wait until y

o would be useful later. Evidence of their cruel

instructed the stylist to bleach my hair platinum blo

" Brenda said. "

espite the bad dye job I'd given it myself for cov

it," Bren

ke straw. I looked in the mirror. I looked exactly like th

hired for a two-hour crash course. Mrs. Gable was a

me how to walk with

ulders back,"

down to pick it up, bending at the waist instead of

"Oh, good

. I used the salad fork for the cake. I

our, Mrs. Gable loo

had come to pick us up. "She is..

not going there to talk politics, Mrs. Gable

nside, I was smiling. They thought I was stupid.

I went into the stall and locked the door. A

idiot two million dollars," Kayla co

get her to sign the prenup. But don't worry. Once she's in that house,

wo mil

say about Julian. He's killed two nurses already. Why do you thin

et lid, my breath

me two million dollar

the stall and washed my hands. I looked at

uld buy a lot of neurotoxin

o survive Julian Sterling. I was going