back looking even more petite in the clothes that were threatening

mansion where the party is ongoing in the fam

m their next neighbor for about thirty minutes. The peace and

novated with my mother's

shed with a

I let that

, muttering a quick prayer of t

avoiding the banquet, I entered my room and c

she coquettishly asked and cried for it, throwing t

hat I did not want, Stephanie and her

arden, I take a loo

lah who were in a conver

mother and apparently, the conversation was not going well by the way he

nged her outfit as

s hand and removes it quickly

I not no

ocused on what was in my presence that I never stopped to

myself, after all a new chance at

flute glass containing champagne and walked towards

xpect to be sto

grabbed my sho

reply coldly

s call me Steph!" she

re to me." I say, my eyes drifting to the gathering o

emently disliked Stephanie but out of their deep respec

t disappointing

not happ

at Stephanie and note

ned her mouth and stretche

" Her loud voice attracted the attention of severa

an in

et Stephanie still com

mpletely entwi

other side of the banquet, a girl asked, h

ner of the voice -

ser

oldly and side stepped Steph wh

cream ran

iously on them before, now they mo

t inwa

ke the best use

dious laugh. It sounded like it was tinkling the ears and the s

augh remind th

being clumsy?" I chide Stephanie watch

ice sounded dismissing the bruise that ha

like my Father did not like ei

n't join you?" The airy voice spoke, its owner lookin

r glabella feeling a

iangle between myself

fair and birthed a child outside by Lailah, ye

, noticing my

t why was he looking at

" I say, making my way

er, Caroline, motion to

cary. I may be impulsive but I'd never do anything to risk my life

After all, what better gossip th

ly was not on par with the Koore but she was given an invitation being the best friend of Grace Koore, the legitimate

l, like a parasite, seeing as the Head of their Rickshaw family had complimented her seei

her long fingers pulled my for

lmed me and flashes of me bleed

you mu