black town car pulled up to the

r body like a second skin. She wore no jewelry, letting the aggressive color and the sharp click of her four-inch sti

ty guard at the door. He checked the name, his eyes wideni

e crystal chandeliers washed over her. The room was packed with New York's el

s a ripple and quickly turned into a wave of silence. Dozens of eyes snapped toward her

ked dead ahead, her heels clicking rhythmically ag

the crowd and found t

otectively around Dolly Lowery's waist. Dolly was wearing a pure white lace gown, leaning into Kadyn's c

on. His eyes swept across the room and c

ntly. His body went rigid. His arm, which had b

, glowing in red. A flash of pure, venomous jealousy ripped through Dolly's eyes, but she quickly masked it.

pure nausea hit the back of her throat. She tore her eyes away from the sicken

ingers at the bartender. "Whiskey. Neat. The strong

one, but quickly poured a generous amount of am

s and threw the liquor

her empty stomach. It made her eyes water, but the sharp physic

glass down on the ma

took one look at the lethal aura radi

and with black-painted nails shot out from nowhe

o find Vivian Archer glaring back at her. Vivian's he

ge. She leaned in close, her voice a harsh whisper. "Are you out of yo

around her emotions cracked just a fraction. She let out a d

Dorene's eyes. She grabbed Dorene's arm and pulled hard. "You'

d stubbornly. "If I run away now, I prove them right. I will

red finger toward the center of the room. "That little

olute zero as she stared at Dolly. "And I am not go

y was walking directly toward the bar, holding two flutes of cham

of Dorene, crossing her arms over her chest, glaring at

er aside. She straightened her spine, lifted her chi

toward Dorene. Her smile was sickeningly sweet. "Dorene, I am so glad

clinging to Dorene's body, his eyes filled with a messy mix o

down, her eyes filled with nothing but pure, unadulterated disgust

e on her face twitched. She bit the inside of her ch

alf-step forward, closing the