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.

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

lift a finger, and everything she wanted

into Elodie's eyes. It was almost

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

jostled several times as the reporters

as insignificant as her didn't even have the chance to dodge. She stumbled, pain flaring in her ankle, but managed to steady

over the noise: "There's a real spark between you two! Are we going to hear some

Elodie looked up.

the press. His expression was cold, his presence enough to make the journalists hesitate. "Please, don't touch

female reporters giggled and

Are you two getting

thought she caught Jarrod's gaze flicker

What did that mean?

her to stay

her ankle, spreading into her stomach. She bit down on her lip and tried to stand, needing to get

someone grabbed

wary look. "What are you doing? Listen, don't cause a scene.

stared at him, momentarily

over and blurt out the truth? That she'd try to

jerked her arm from Joseph's grip,

even bother replying-just turned on her heel and walked away, slender back

after her,

still tingling from where she'd pulled away, her skin soft

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