The Whiter estate looked exactly as I’d left it twenty-four hours ago—imposing gates, manicured gardens, the sprawling mansion. Everything was perfect on the surface, just like always.The front door opened before I reached it. My stepmother, Victoria Whiter, stood there, flawless as ever.“Maddison,” she said, voice dripping with false concern. “Thank God you’re alive. We were so worried.”Liar. If she’d been worried, she’d have called the police or organized a search.“Where’s Father?” I asked, moving past her into the marble foyer.“In his study. He’s been... upset. Jude came by this morning. He told us everything.”I wondered if he mentioned how quickly he’d chosen Cassidy over me.“I need to talk to Father,” I said.“Maddison, wait—” Victoria reached for my arm, but I pulled away. She flinched. Good. Let her wonder what happened to me.I found my father in his study, hunched over a tumbler of whiskey despite it being noon. Harrison Whiter had once been formidable, but years of Vi
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