ned against the doorframe holding a cup of black coffee. Recovering q

are just close friends. He's simply kindhe

e filthy messages also sent

Over a dozen texts from different virtual numbers filled the display: Even if you have

's eyes, though she turned her

I send those? Half the wom

hose virtual numbers routed through three rotating proxies, but the canary link I injected into the reply handshake pinged back your device'

s face. Turning pale and then livid, she dro

t all! He only married you out of obligation becau

ill he marry you? Do you really think Madame Montgomery and the board wou

ap across the face. She froze in place, trembling with

Don't bull

etely off guard in her soft house slippers, Allie skidded across the polished marble floor and crashed heavily onto the ground. Her palms and

across Christa's face. Ser

ack to grab a forgotten folder, stood in the doorway. Seeing Allie on the

appened

looked up with a cold, mocking laugh and po

d me on purpose. Julian, between

mmediately burst into t

ened... Cody was just running

d of hesitation, Jul

ell-behaved boy. How could

sappointment. She tried to push herself up, but Julian dropped to one knee and scooped her up into hi

bedroom sofa, Julian reach

elessly? Is your low blo

had already told him the truth; since he chose to play deaf

handed over the damaged phone from the f

Don't cut your fingers. I'll have my s

re waking up, illuminating the jagged glass and displaying the exact provocative tex

ding me these nasty messages f

d uncomfortably before he

t some bored troublemaker

ation thread and cleared the recent cache with practiced efficiency. Staring at t