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.

and climbed the social ladder over Elodie's mother's broken back.

a

crept into Elodie's

was flawless, and as soon as she left the stage, a swarm of

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

the chance to dodge. She stumbled, pain flaring in her ankle, but managed to steady

real spark between you two! Are we going to hear

Elodie looked up.

shielding her from the press. His expression was cold, his presence enough to make

female reporters giggled and

so well! Are you two getting married? You're absolutely perfect

Jarrod's gaze flicker her way for

What did that mean?

her to stay out of

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

grabbed her

don't cause a scene. It's just an interview. Don't embarrass Sylvie―don't

stared at

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

her arm from Joseph's grip, her

her heel and walked away,

stared after

looked down at his hand, still tingling from where she'd pulled away, her skin

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