to board. Chloe walked t

irely unaffected by the intense wind from the rotors. The wind that had the Tu

swept across the disheveled, dripping Tuckers with barely concealed disdain-the look of a man who had served

solute, stunned silence from t

ed as he saw the military-grade aircraft hovering in his st

the helicopter, unable to form a single coherent s

nfusion and raw jealousy. "Where is she going? Who are these people

erate such a machine. His throat went dry. He had called this woman worthless. He had chosen Amber over h

the helicopter. She did not loo

ed hand to assist Chloe

ed up into the cabin with smooth, athleti

inside. The gesture was subtle, but unmistakable-he respected her

The thick seal instantly cut off

ir. She looked around the interior. Her eyes noted the ad

her. He placed a sleek silver briefc

clair family," Arthur introduced

lair. Her expression remained

aimed to his family that it must be a rental stunt. "She hired

trying to save face with a fake display of wealth. But

deeply into Preston's arm that he winced. The woman she had spent nineteen years mocking as wo

pilot increased the throttle. The aircraft lifted off t

shrank to the size of a plastic dollhouse in mere seconds. The people standing in the driveway-Gary, Brend

ssed. She did not smile. She simply filed the information away, add

nded Chloe a heavy crystal glass of spar

the crystal against her palm. Even the glassware on this aircr

g for you for nineteen years," Arth

cold water. Her mind rapidl

cker estate far behind. Below, the life she had endured becam