His Dangerous Truth
She does not need Michael to teach her the cost of public uncertainty.
Adrian sits across from her.
For the first several minutes, they speak about the foundation, her father’s office, and the joint appearance. She is composed, beautiful, and precise. If she has seen the photographs, she does not begin with them.
That restraint tells Adrian she has seen them.
When the waiter leaves, Celeste lifts her glass but does not drink.
“The pictures from Marrow are everywhere,” she says.
Adrian’s fingers still on the edge of the menu. “They are not serious.”