arm as she led her through a long, art-filled corridor. T

Chloe's other side

ssed, his voice a low warning.

rty was on a vast, manicured lawn, lit by hundreds of fairy lights. A sea of e

ll, like a queen holding

ed under the lights. A circle of adoring friends

on of a second as she took in the sight of her mot

socialite, she detached herself fro

gh Eleanor's. Her eyes, a perfect blue, landed on Chloe. They held a fl

t sentence, Juliet turned to Chloe

her voice sweet as poison. "Could you be

rough the nearby guests. The

her mouth to explain, to stop the im

moved

ute Juliet had gestured to, but to a passing

t to Juliet, she took a sm

died. All eye

ting Juliet's stunned gaze. "House rules. The staff isn't usually permitted to call th

She looked at Eleanor, her blue eyes wide with confusion and

looked out at the sea of curious faces, he

e strained. "I'd like you to meet..

gasp rippled through the crowd. Whispers erupted. Eyes darted back

The color drained from her face. She gripped Elean

this?" she demanded, her vo

t her as she swayed, gl

e crowd with unnerving calm. "Townsend, actually," she c

the killing blow. It shattered

gne and gossip, whispered a little too loudly. "Harding? You mean C

in the air, u

pers before, fragments of a story she was told

lock was

d just arrived on the scene, his face a thunderc

nstructed world collapsing around her. "What

He couldn't answer. His

throat. She shoved away her father, her mot

hen s