s eyes sn

g as if she had just breached the surfac

the Bel Air fire was still trapped in her throat. He

inding reflection of a vani

luxurious, brightly l

blood. Just the heavy, expensive sc

e resting on the makeup counter. She failed the finger

e screen glare

years

he looked down at her body. She was wearing

ight she won the Academy

llins burn alive crashed into her brain. Her blood turned

was

ob clicked. The

tailored tuxedo, a sickeningly handsom

ressed in an innocent white tulle g

city," Brinley said, her voice

violently convulsed. She clenched her

arms to hug her. "You look stunning,

r waist, Felicity violently

He stumbled slightly, his smile

ing out to grab Felicity's forearm. "

nk. Her body reacte

shoved Brinley backwar

isted. She stumbled backward and sla

. She looked at Brandt, her lip tremblin

een them, glaring at Felicity. "What the hell is

ss laugh. She stepped forward, h

tom tuxedo, her knuckles turning white

spat, her voice a l

ed onto his face. He lowered his voice. "Is this about the new con

She gathered the saliva in her mou

slammed into the wall sconce. He wiped his face, h

out there and tell the press to have their forensic accountants take a

it the room

or drained completely from his face. Brinley s

another second on the

s of her star-gradient gown

kstage hallway. Stage managers

ll showed the countdown for t

in her path. "Ma'am, you

him, triggering the

icked frantically against the marble fl

dproof double doors of the inner auditorium,