Sylvie had just earned her drone license, and she piloted the thing with effortless skill.

Every swoop and loop she pulled from the sky brought another burst of applause.

Talented, poised, completely self-assured.

No wonder, really.

It was easy to see how Jarrod could fall for her at first sight.

A woman like Sylvie-she had everything it took to turn heads and draw men in.

Elodie had to admit, even from a neutral perspective, that Sylvie was magnetic. She was gentle, confident, and composed-raised with every advantage, smart and ambitious, and beautiful to boot.

Wherever she went, the spotlight followed.

But...

Everything Sylvie had was stolen.

Her mother and Elodie's mother had once been friends. Sylvie's mom had grown up with little, and Elodie's mother had stepped in-paying her college tuition, helping her get into grad school.

But in the end...

Sylvie's mother plagiarized Elodie's mother's work.

the research, put her own name on it, and climbed the social ladder over Elodie's mother's broken back. After landing herself a wealthy husband abroad, she disappeared-pregnant, and with everything that should have belonged to Elodie's

a finger,

crept into Elodie's eyes. It was almost

stage, a swarm of reporters surged forward, desperate for a

the crowd, jostled several times as the reporters barreled

as her didn't even have the chance to dodge.

real spark between you two! Are

Elodie looked up.

cold, his presence enough to make the journalists hesitate. "Please, don't touch her," he said, voice low and

giggled and exchanged

Silverstein, you treat Ms. Fielding so well! Are you two getting

flicker her way for the briefest

What did that mean?

he warning her to stay out

pain radiated up from her ankle, spreading into her stomach. She bit down

grabbed

turned, meeting Joseph's wary look. "What are you doing? Listen, don't cause a scene. It's just an interview. Don't embarrass Sylvie―don't drag everyone

stared at

really think she'd rush over and blurt out the truth? That she'd try

cold. She jerked her arm from Joseph's grip, her

her heel and walked

stared after her,

still tingling from where she'd pulled

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