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.

research, put her own name on it, and climbed the social ladder over Elodie's mother's broken back. After landing

lift a finger, and everything she wanted just fell into

crept into Elodie's eyes.

as she left the stage, a swarm of reporters surged forward, desperate for a

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

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

drifted over the noise: "There's a real spark between you two!

Elodie looked up.

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

reporters giggled

so well! Are you

thought she caught Jarrod's gaze flicker her way

What did that mean?

to

needling pain radiated up from her ankle, spreading into her stomach. She bit down on her lip and tried

grabbed

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

stared at

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

pale, then cold. She jerked her arm from

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

after her,

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

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