Abby

“Your sous chef… I saw him trying to bribe the judges earlier.”

Daniel’s words land on me like a lead weight. Karl? Bribing the judges? He

wouldn’t do something like that. When would he have even had the time? Why

wouldn’t he have told me?

My gaze locks with Daniel’s, and disbelief tightens around my chest as though

some invisible hand is gripping my heart, squeezing tighter and tighter.

“What do you mean by that?” I demand, my voice trembling despite my

desperate attempts to keep myself steady, to maintain control in a situation

that’s making me feel like the world is tilting on its axis.

Enter title…

wry chuckle bounces off of the walls

a taunt as he takes a step closer, narrowing his eyes.

act like you don’t know. You put him up to it, didn’t you?”

was so awful, surely

the judges into keeping you on the

they’ll

any such thing, and neither would he. You’re full

Absolutely full of it.”

explain this to

leans in, his breath foul

arrogance, “going into the judges’ room? He looked pretty cozy too,

cash into his

heart racing, a

a liar,” I say, my voice sharp. “You’re just trying

First you sabotage me, and what now? You’ll

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