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77!Hold onto us!

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ZARA

My hands started to shake.

I blinked hard, hoping the words on Krystal’s screen would change if I stared at them long enough.

They didn’t.

“Anonymous Source Leaks Identity of Hazel Taylor’s Biological Father…”

The rest of the words blurred together.

Vic’s grip on my arm tightened. “Zara?”

I swallowed, but my mouth was dry. “How long has this been out?”

Krystal’s voice was barely above a whisper. “Twenty minutes… maybe less. But it’s spreading fast. All the major outlets already picked it up.”

I pressed a hand to my forehead, trying to think. “Twenty minutes…”

Matthew.

God—Matthew doesn’t even know yet.

“Did they name Hazel?” I asked.

Krystal shook her head. “Not yet. Just Matthew. They’re calling her ‘an unidentified minor.’”

“For now,” I muttered.

Because if someone leaked this, they weren’t going to stop there.

I stood up quickly and began pacing the room, my heartbeat thudding in my ears.

“Who did this?” Vic asked quietly from behind me. “Howard?”

“Or Monica,” Krystal said.

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