a

s going to be difficult to keep our presence here a secret." This is an understatement. My

My friend quips

the corner of my eye, I h

no explanation. "She's perfect, Jane. Heal

ask, hating mys

ey like she's the sun, moon and all the stars. Whatever

s in such good hands, yet longing to see her with my own

on't know what you're planning, but I don't think reun

't know Ethan like I do. I know how cruel he can be, I know how good he can be at faking emotion when he

the world class medical care her father can obtain, but now we're nearing the end of her treatment. She

gging you, please don't underestimate how much Ethan care

lk all over me this time. I'm not going to let him take my daughter from me. He might

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recognize

ugh she was smarter than anyone else in the class. But this woman - this b

, giving off a scent of authori

imagine that if she'd been this strong during her marriage to Ethan,

wless porcelain skin, but where she used to downplay her looks, she now embraces them. Even dresse

er later today." I share, unused to serving

ependent she-wolf now, but Jane still started out at the bottom of the fo

owns the shop?

d to seeing her face when she realizes whose

'll spill the beans to

g to do anything she can to ensure we never cross paths." Her st

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who assume wealth is the same as class, my ex-husband's mistress filled her store with the mo

re Eve has no idea the exclusive scents she's given prime placement on her shelves are my creations, and t

same clothes I don in the laboratory, the snooty sales wo

confidently, "I ha

uts like you." The sales woman an

how you greet all your customers? It

-wolf threatens, circling behind the cash reg

decide whether or not to throw me out?" I question ar

snidely. "You clearly can't afford our merchandis

te the reports which brought me to the city in the first place, of a hi

pray nozzle, I instantly realize the reports were true. Instead of the ethereal blend of night-blooming flowers and dark

of my eye, but I press on before they can get a word in. "If you're that concer

would you know, you couldn't afford to buy an o

e. "This might look like the real thing, but I assure you it is not." The womens' faces are flushed crimson with barely contained fury, and I