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.

Elodie's mother's broken back. After landing herself a wealthy husband abroad, she disappeared-pregnant, and

to lift a

cold edge crept into Elodie's eyes. It

and as soon as she left the stage, a swarm of reporters surged forward,

the crowd, jostled several times as the reporters barreled past without a

didn't even have the chance to dodge. She stumbled, pain flaring in her ankle,

real spark between you two! Are we going to

Elodie looked up.

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

female reporters giggled and exchanged

you treat Ms. Fielding so well! Are you two getting married?

thought she caught Jarrod's gaze flicker

What did that mean?

her to stay

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

grabbed her

doing? Listen, don't cause a scene. It's just an interview. Don't embarrass Sylvie―don't drag everyone down

stared at him,

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

jerked her arm from Joseph's grip, her

her heel and walked away, slender back straight

after

still tingling from where she'd pulled

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