Love Beyond the Mask by Adelaide Sinclair

"You're clever, I'll give you that. But would you really go that far with a drunk? No way you'd risk your own skin-you're slippery as an eel."

Whitney Valentine flung the photo right at her.

Mrs. Nelson's face turned pale with shock. She immediately snapped at the maid, "Go get that photo, let me see it!"

But before anyone could move, Sienna Turner snatched it up and tore it to shreds in one frantic motion.

Her hands shook, her lips trembled, but she still refused to admit anything. "You just cooked up some random photo and expect everyone to buy your lies? Whitney, you've always had it out for me.

You're just making things up to clear Sandy Turner's name, that little tramp!

Those three punks in the photo, you bribed them, didn't you? This is all your twisted setup, and I bet the doctor's report is fake too!"

She rambled on, her words tumbling over each other as she yelled.

Emma, standing nearby, looked stunned as if she had no idea what was happening, staring at Sienna in disbelief.

Sienna, her voice full of resentment, pushed at the old woman. “Grandma, I've always listened to you since I was a kid-except for loving Shane! I've kept my distance from every man but him. I have a good reputation among the upper-class girls-I'm careful, I'm clean. Don't listen to Whitney's lies!

no such thing as the Lutz brothers-I don't

to see Lionel Lutz. And he sure didn't take you home.

and sobbed, "Whitney, you'll say anything to frame

pick up a few tricks from Florence Sheldon-she could cry and scream with the best

laughed and pulled out a stack of photos, dropping them one by one onto the floor. "I got footage from the

photos scattered on the floor. The woman in

Sienna," Mrs. Nelson said after

to May. Grandma, this is

just keeping

richer and way more respected than the Lutz family. If she can snag Shane, great. But Lionel's just a little fun on the side. After all, Sienna,

All of

proof, right here in these photos." Whitney's voice was cold as she looked

watching her squirm.

stupid. You always leave yourself a way out. Last night, you were furious I kicked you out of Shane's apartment-ruined your

Sandy so much you'd

set up this whole scene-pretending