ven bother to raise his voice, letting the shee

it cut through the lingering whispers

their cameras held ha

u think you are? You defile my daug

, trying to rip the duvet away from

his fingers wrapping around Ivette's wrist. The grip was p

er." Each word w

chest. For the first time in ten years, someo

her face a mixture of shock and fury. "Let

sped, his eyes wide with recognition. "My God... that's

ed into the ro

fith. As in, the Griffiths. The family that owned hal

emed and planned, but she never, in her wildest nightmares, imagined the

umbled back, cradling her arm, he

om the floor, and with a gentle but firm motion, he draped it over her trembling shoulders, enveloping her in its warmth

r and steady. "What happened last night wa

gasp. Alexandrea's head snapped

say that? Why woul

plan was to ruin Alexandrea, not

Ace continued, his voice un

. "And for a victim, Mrs. Terry, your reaction is

arp and deadly, slicing through Iv

ammered, her voice losing its righteou

n't bother to argue with her. Instead,

Miss Terry," he paused, letting the silence stretch, his eyes lock

le

deafenin

t struck her. Her brain simply shut dow

frenzy. The camera flashes were blinding, a frantic, d

faint. She had played with fire an

wringing his hands. "Clear the room. I don't want a single ph

s facing, bowed his head and immediately

cked onto Ivette one last time. "Mrs. Terr

was finally cleared, leaving only the three of

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