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, and his voice was very

d of misunderstanding. My m

y eighteenth birthday, when she sent a drunk man to my

ally losing it. "After everything my fam

ominic said. "Tell he

were shaking so badly sh

e needed to guard the hallway, ten feet away. Dominic sat back

he pa

her stomach. And he

to see. She kept t

n wearing a cream Chanel suit and pearls,

Ivy's soup. Ivy says you did it.

's face so fast that anyone

lookin

rt. "Ivy. Did you really say that abo

one. "And honestly, I'm tired of the s

Vivian's voi

felony." Ivy smiled. "I hope you'

o detectives from the Seattle Police D

ian

"This is insane. I'm not going

ho made it. But right now we have a positive lab result and a credible

know w

er detective said, un

milk. "If you're innocent, you have nothin

n Vivian tru

screamed at Ivy. "You little snake! I should have drow

tients stared. A d

nice, clear pho

ured, "Seattle socialite arrested for poisoning pregnant st

at the bed, grabbing for the p

the one who need

lked across the room, and sat down right next to Do

as if it were a spid

t happened between you two before. From now on, you stay away from

ook one furious

d. Her hand wen

, in a small,

e inside of her white skirt. Blood r

uch

whispered. "D

ba

t cold

blink. He caught Celeste as she folded and sw

r a doctor in a voice Ivy had heard on

or swu

ofa, staring at the re

Ivy did. Theo was born seven days after Noel. Ivy had never known Cele

adn't

o God she h

her mother's poison. She never imag

thought rose up from somewhere deep and bla

was

son's back. The boy w

er going t

ed her eyes, and two tears slid out. She could

you now, Noel,"

her IV half an hour later

rything. Apparently she has some kind of ovulation disorder. And n

ation d

had always looked at Noel with such hatred. She had fought s

s child. Instead, she had killed he

e had a sen

et to enjoy

n so hard it boun

her back against the pillows, his hand around her thro

dead," he breathed.

wed at

ed out. "Not mine. I didn't

worth the dirt on

truly believed h

as suddenly

and Ivy dra

baby. But a life for a life, Ivy. Somebody i

you talk

fs, and his voice came

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