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!

the Lutz brothers-I don't even

smirked, clearly amused by Sienna's thick-skinned denial. "Funny, because last night you went to see

sobbed, "Whitney, you'll say

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

one onto the floor. "I got footage from the street camera showing you walking into the hotel

stared at the photos scattered on the floor.

said after

months-the earliest record goes back to May. Grandma, this is your oh-so-innocent granddaughter She acts like she's head-over-heets for Shane Nelson, says she'll never marry anyone

really? She's just keeping

honest the Nelsons are richer and way more respected than the Lutz family. If she can snag Shane, great. But Lionel's just a little

lying! All of it's

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

watching her squirm.

out. Last night, you were furious I kicked you out of Shane's apartment-ruined your plan to drug

Sandy so much you'd do anything

up this whole scene-pretending to