sed door. The silence in

lf up. Her knees trembled slightly, but she locked th

front of the vanity mirror. Her face was p

eavy Cartier diamond necklace and the Patek Philippe watch. She

and slid out the sleek, heavy black card with August's

ast the designer clothes again and stopped

ss. It was the first thing August had ever bought her, back when they were

refully, pressing the fabric flat, and laid

it shut. The metal teeth locked to

and walked out of the bedroom. She didn't l

ng staircase. Halfway down, she saw Beul

's face. A smug, victorious smile spread across the housekeeper's fa

h whispered, her voice

e looked down at the older woman. Her

for seven years," Hayden said, her voi

nds gripped the silver tray so

ross the foyer, grabbed the handle of

r face again, but this t

tic wheels ground loudly against the asphalt. The towering oak t

ty guards stepped out of the booth. They looked at her,

Mr. Forbes di

im off. Her voice was sharp enough to cut glass. "Be

n't flinch. She held up her phone, the screen already dialed to her attorney's number. "By the time you finish that call, my lawyer will have the police on the line. Let's see if the Forbes family wants 'false imprisonment' trending on the n

utton. The heavy iron g

She pulled her phone from he

n coat. She turned her head and looked back at the spra

The driver popped the trunk and go

faintly of stale smoke and cheap pine air fresh

iver asked, looking at h

cheap motel in a rundown nei

in the side mirror until it disappeared completely. Her chest, tight

d down as it merged onto the main a

tecture of Columbia Univer

her skin. She stared at the journalism building until the cab drove