rame, her smile gone, replac

you?" she said, her voice now sharp. "Even wh

. Silence was

about you, Sarah. Not really. Wren?

t, but they glanced off th

, her voice rising. "And there'

provoke a fight,

bag. "I kn

to leave

nails digging in. "Don't

. This was the real J

Jessica," I sai

han? He won't believe yo

was

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umbled, pulling

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ical scream, "Sarah

, yanking m

the shallow end of th

was cold

ing, my hair plas

, "She attacked me! Ethan, he

he pool area, his

ater, her face contorted in terro

n't he

into his arms, and carried he

you think you're

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ould you?" Li

een jealous!" R

ed, "She just... she pushed me. I d

All

, my voice trembling despit

voice like ice. "I saw you, Sara

her. Of co

ichard declared. "Assault. Th

psychiatric evaluation.

ould do it. They woul

blicly apologize to Jessica at the engagement party tonig

. My public humilia

ed. A

ething different. It meant escap

's tear-streaked, victorious smirk. Ethan's

he word barely a

party was an op

wed. The murmur of polite society filled the

keys dangling from his fingers, and a diamond

in a borrowed dress. "That's the sister, Sarah..

pass charm on a thin chain ar

d me, his eyes

sion? – crossed his face. "Tha

aught. Did

was there, her hand on his arm

as a trinket my great-aunt gave me. Sarah must have swiped it from my

sica, honey, you're too generous. Sarah, you kn

pproval. "Sarah, apologize. For cau

ront was seaml

uncertainty vanished, re

me, his voice low and cutting. "If y

e tried with Sarah, but her jealousy towards Jessica is just too much. For everyone's sak

aming. My

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felt cold ag