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Rebecca didn't flinch. She typed the number again.

And again.

And again.

Each time she hit call, her heart pounded harder, her chest tighter. Panic coiled through her like smoke, thick and choking, feeding on

itself.

She couldn't reach him.

Desperate, she grasped for anything-anyone.

Vivienne.

It was instinct. Irrational. But undeniable.

Rebecca had always worn her pride like armor. The poised, untouchable heiress- never the first to apologize, never the one to bow her head.

Even when she was wrong.

But tonight, without a second thought, she dialed the number of the friend she'd coldly cut off years ago-just for the chance to

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get in touch with him.

Vivienne was at a pizza shop when her phone buzzed.

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She glanced at the screen, eyebrows lifting in surprise. Rebecca?

She answered with a cool, neutral tone. "What's up, Rebecca?"

The truth was, they'd never truly been friends.

Their worlds, their values-too different.

Their friendship had been a formality, a product of family politics and shallow convenience.

When it ended, Vivienne hadn't missed her.

Rebecca's voice cracked. "Vivienne... do you have Alistair's number?"

Vivienne's spine straightened. A silent alarm went off in her mind. "No. I don't."

It was true.

Since the divorce, Alistair had vanished from their social circles. Quietly, completely.

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But Rebecca didn't buy it. "Please. I just... I need to talk to him. It's

important. It's about Danny."

to use

slowly, rubbing her

moment would come-when regret finally

hadn't expected

if she did have

beg? Pretend the past

She doubted it.

truth was, Rebecca had never seen

partner.

her subordinate. Someone

in the perfect

he had a taste for self-destruction,

to that life-to her.

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really don't have Alistair's number. Maybe

tone was clipped,

already drowning in work-and the last thing she had time

Rebecca's relationship

weren't friends anymore. Not

She owed her nothing.

truthfully? She had

silence on the line

hollow.

Vivienne ended the call.

Her next hope? Eva.

had recently run into

They'd even chatted-casually, warmly.

was drowning, Eva had often stepped

he

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number.

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Alistair's number? I totally forgot to ask him! But hey, next time

definitely ask!" Eva said

response left Rebecca

number-what then? What

nature. She tended to act purely on instinct,

Alistair's voice. That was it. That want burned so hot in her chest she found herself scrambling,

to give up,

Liam was still Alistair's biological father. Blood was blood. People said things they didn't mean when they were

had never been much

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dialed, Liam answered

Whitfield."

been waiting outside

ran out of patience. He pushed the

find out what the hell Rebecca had been up

voice coming from

you mean you don't have

all? Why haven't you tried to reach

Richard froze in place.

believe what

all right-but not to him.

act earlier-sitting there crying her eyes out-was

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