lips almost brushing against her ear as she whispered in a venomous voice only Seraphina could hear, "Such a shame about you

and also the fin

smile appeared on her face. She leaned toward Scarlet

ave something called... cloud backup, do

en backed up, nor whether Ethan had already deleted everything. But she c

asn't cert

Ethan had once been involved with her-it wou

cked in a s

toward Ethan, and put on

little money. I'll pay it." She wrapped the gesture in

onable designer clutch and pulled out two crisp one-

oice dripping with condesc

ccepted the

bag and pulled out a ten-dollar bill, a five-dollar bill, two one-dollar bills, then se

nd hundred-dollar bill and the e

it was pure

ly one hundred and seven dollars and eighty-tw

aring Ethan or the others a glance, s

ng cast out.She looked like a que

atched her go.A stunned

g figure, confusion and anger

upposed to happen.She wa

ey, and his public stage and reduced them

a seed of doubt crep

no long

een, he was no longer sur

ounge's heavy doors and ste

e.For the first time in years,

was