I laughed incredulously. “I met his parents, went to their house for a cookout. You guys met them at the wedding.” I gestured wildly at the screen. “I don’t know where you got those pictures, but this is ridiculous.” Even as I said it, it’s astounding how much Perry resembled this Lorraine woman and
First things first. Abigail.I call. She answers on the first ring. “Emmie, oh thank God.”“I know, I know. I’m sorry. I totally ghosted you post-verdict. I was... numb. And exhausted. And probably resembled a soggy dish towel. Perry had to drag me home.”“Is he there with you now?”“No, he left to
A full bladder wakes me from sleep like the world's most unglamorous alarm clock. I grumble my way to the bathroom, muttering curses at my reproductive system for staging nightly protests. As soon as I sit, the avalanche hits. Memories of the trial and the jury’s verdict crash over me with all the g
“What? Get out!” I gasp, turning to Grayson. “You’re kidding me, right?”“Nope, Lorraine Haught goes by the stage name of Bambi LaRue for about five years at the Pink Pony Club outside St. Louis.”“Oh geez,” I say, closing my eyes. “God, I almost wish I didn’t know. I mean, he’s such an accomplished
I hurry down the corridor to Grayson’s study, eager to learn what all the commotion is about. He summoned me with a dire message requesting that I come to him immediately. It has to be something concerning the Red Lords’ alliance. The deal was signed long ago. Has Grayson discovered something that w
“Stop it. You were sabotaged. Period. But even if you had tripped over your own brilliance, that doesn’t make you a failure. It makes you human. A brilliant, pregnant human who is going to rise from the ashes like a sarcastic phoenix in Dior pumps.”That’s when it hits me. She's right. Of course she