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CHAPTER 38

Author: Ross
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AVERY

I TURNED AROUND sharply in search of the woman who made the room quieten, but instead my eyes fell on a familiar face and the gleaming white teeth of Laura Hill - now Laura Vale. That would mean that Dante is not far behind.

"I need to get out of here now," I said to Emily.

"What? Why?" Emily asked. "Is it because of Clarance?"

I shook my head truthfully. I don't even know what Clarance looked like. "My stepsister is here," I whispered.

"Your stepsister," Emily repeated. "The one that got married to your ex-husband."

"Do I have another?" I asked sarcastically. "It's her.

"Is your ex-husband here?" Emily asked, stretching her neck and looking around.

"I think so," I replied. "But I don't want to find out. Let's go to another section before -"

"Sister!" Laura's voice rang out.

Now all heads swivelled to me as Laura pushed through, muttering excuses as she passed until she came a few feet away from me. "How long has it been?" She asked, leaning in to hug me with a fake smile on her
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