Celeste’s POVEveryone began taking their seats as the lights softened over the grand ballroom.My palms were damp, but I kept them folded neatly in my lap, my expression calm, even bored, though my pulse beat hard under my collarbone.Ryan leaned close to whisper, “Whatever happens, I’m right beside you.”I gave him a small smile, but before I could answer, a familiar perfume drifted over us.Vanessa.She glided toward me like she already had a crown on her head, holding onto her belly gently.I would have been more soft-hearted if it was any other woman, pregnant or not, but this was Vanessa.She never let go of any opportunity to shoot me down.So now, I wouldn’t stop either.Her gown shimmered, and that smug little half-smile sat on her face as if she were doing me a favor by showing it.“Well,” she said, stopping directly in front of me, “I hope you’re ready.”“For what?” I asked, blinking up at her with feigned innocence.“For tonight,” she replied, her voice almost purring. “Thi
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