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Chapter 29

Author: Sienna Yates
Sharon tried to push past the reporters, but their encirclement felt like a wall of steel.

"Sharon, please answer my question!"

"Sharon—"

"Sharon—"

The voices buzzed around her like a swarm of wasps, piercing her ears.

And then, someone shoved her—hard.

Caught off guard, Sharon hit the ground with a painful thud.

She struggled to rise, palms stinging, knees burning, when a sudden cry pierced through the noise.

"She hit someone! Mrs. Biggs just hit someone!"

It was impossible to tell who shouted it, but the reaction was instant. Every flashbulb turned on her, bathing her in a storm of strobing lights.

The noise, the strangers' faces crowding in with hungry eyes, felt like masked demons closing in. She couldn't breathe. Her lungs burned with the weight of it all.

Then came a voice from outside the chaos—low and cold, cutting through the clamor like a blade through silk.

"Step aside. All of you."

The crowd turned in unison. A tall man stood at the edge of the group, posture st
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