It's the same church… the difference is that this time it's not Eleonor who will walk down the aisle.She's sitting on the bench where the other bridesmaids also are, wearing dresses in the same color, royal blue. The murmurs about how overdressed the girls are had already started, and they haven't even seen how Emily looks. This causes anxiety to bubble up inside Eleonor's veins, and impatience begins to show in the legs that don't stop moving.Josh is already at the altar, and his expression is evidently troubled. Just as Eleonor has noticed that his eyes do not leave her for even an instant, the others have noticed as well. Surely, some whispers must be about how the groom appears to be annoyed that his ex-girlfriend is wearing such an appalling dress… or is simply mulling over in regret that she won't walk down this aisle herself.But Eleonor doesn't make a point of holding eye contact… she's more concerned about the press, who have already started filming the entire ceremony. The

(…) “Stick down…” The male voice comes out in a clack, along with the moans of a woman. It's the recording of a security camera… Who are the man and woman being filmed?The doubts are quickly cleared up when the woman’s face is focused on by the camera, and it's possible to distinguish exactly who's on all fours on the table, having sex with a man who's clearly not Joshua Henderson… It's Emily.The commotion begins almost immediately. Emily takes a moment to understand what's happening, and glances at Josh, who's staring at the screen with a pale face.Eleonor begins to gesture to the party production, but they do not interrupt the video. Of course, she ordered that no matter what gestures she made, they shouldn’t stop… Only when she ordered loud enough in the exact words they would do so, since they were paid a good amount to obey and keep quiet…“WHAT'S THAT?” Mr. Henderson shouts, almost in a shaking voice. This is the first time Eleonor has seen the man shout.Emily's loud, high-p

[…] “After the statements of Edward Henderson, former Colorado's senator and one of the most popular presidential candidates, EVANS inc. stock plummeted. He was involved in a controversy after his youngest son's wedding, where an intimate video of the bride with another man was played…” The anchor says, with her perfectly hair — not a single strand out of place. The suit makes her look elegant, and her make-up is discreet… But it's not her appearance that draws the attention of thousands of viewers at that moment… It's her words.Giovanni presses a single button on the remote, and the channel changes.[…] “Do you think this could harm Henderson's reputation and impact the campaign?” An anchorman asks a guest.[…] “Yes, I think it has an impact, Fernandez… He's a conservative man, after all. If he hadn't taken a state against his sons' attitudes, he would have lost favor among his electors who share the same values.” The guest answers politically, with a forced smile that brings wrinkl

Erica is sitting on the leather couch and looking at her hands. She can still remember when they were stained with her husband's blood. Since she was able to collect the courage to call Theodor Marchetti, she has been locked in this room. She almost fainted a few times because of such stress, but even if she closed her eyes, that scene returned in her mind to anguish her. The door creaks open, drawing in the woman's eyes, which are still wide and sore from dryness. She has not been able to shed a single tear since her husband's accident, or when strong, suspicious men carried his body away. That's why she stands up abruptly when she sees Theodor entering the small office in the shabby building. “Oh…. Well? Is he fine?” Erica swallows hard, feeling her throat equally dry. The adrenaline is still pulsing rapidly through her body, as she goes back to biting the nails that are already in its flesh. Theodor throws an envelope on the table and turns his back to Erica, who's studying the s

Is James Evans in the hospital? Eleonor could hardly understand those words exactly. She just got into a cab with Lisette and drove off to the address Giovanni had told her on the phone. Her heart was beating frantically in her chest, painfully and incomprehensibly. She doesn't know exactly how to feel… despite everything James has done, she can't control the fast beats of her bruised heart.Now that she's in the waiting room, she looks at her own impatient hands and fingers that fight with each other. Giovanni is talking to the doctor, both of them very serious. But Lisette remains beside Eleonor, stroking her friend's shoulder gently.When the conversation ends, Giovanni approaches the girls and Eleonor moves uncomfortably in her chair.“What happened?” Eleonor gathers the strength to say the words correctly, but her voice comes out weak.“I have been monitoring your family closely for the past few days, and I was warned of a strange movement. A few Marchetti men were seen entering