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Chapter 8: Karma in a pretty dress

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~Clarissa's POV~

Today was finally the day.

And I swear, my stomach had been doing full olympic level flips since I opened my eyes this morning. But not because of him.

Well, not entirely.

The real reason I felt like I could literally throw up all over my limited edition designer heels?

This would be my first public appearance since the wedding debacle.The scandal. The headlines. The humiliating whispers. And the endless speculation that followed.

I could still see it clearly, like it happened just yesterday.

They say hell hath no fury like a woman scorned.

I used to roll my eyes at that.

Until I became her.

Until I stood in front of the church in a Vicky James masterpiece, clutching white roses, waiting for a man who never showed. Until I learned why?

Eric, my fiance......now ex.

In bed with my sister, Mia.

Not a rumor. Not a misunderstanding.

Caught Red handed. Naked. Moaning her fucking name.

That was my fall from grace. That was the moment the fairy tale died and something
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