I call Mia back immediately.She answers before the first ring finishes. Which means she’s beensitting with her phone waiting. Which means whatever this is, it’sbeen burning a hole in her for a while.“Talk,” I say.“Okay so first, I stand by CALLED IT because you are absolutelyin serious trouble and I want that on record.”“Mia.”“Right. Okay.” A breath. “You know how I run the blog.”“I’m aware.”“And you know how I have sources. Everywhere. Like genuinelyeverywhere, Zara, I once got a tip from a valet parker and itled to a three part story…”“Mia. Adrian. Not good. Go.”“Someone is running a whisper campaign.” Her voice drops. Seriousnow. “About you. In elite social circles. The kind that doesn’tshow up in print, it just moves through rooms. Charity lunches,board dinners, gallery openings. The kind of thing that makespeople give you the cold shoulder without knowing exactly why.”I sit down slowly on my studio floor.“What are they saying?”“Questionable background. Conven
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