Damien stepped forward until he was towering over the older man, nose to nose. “Get. Fucking. Lost.” He bit out every word, barely restraining the urge to put his hands on him.Baldani sensing the danger backed away slowly, hands raised in mock surrender, and disappeared into the crowd.“I can’t believe Edna would say something like that about Lily,” Melanie muttered. “What a fucking cunt.”“I always hated her. Sorry Damien. She and that creep deserve each other,” Lucien agreed.Someone from the committee pulled Melanie away a moment later. Lily, who had stood silently through the entire exchange, quietly excused herself to use the bathroom. The night had only succeeded in making her feel smaller and smaller. She needed space. Needed to go home, crawl into her own bed, and cry until the anxiety brewing in her chest eased.In the powder room she stood in front of the mirror and stared at her own reflection. A dull headache was building beh
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