The Ex-Wife's Burning Elegance

Candida said, "I was prepared for any kind of chaos tonight-honestly, I can't believe nothing happened."

No one could blame her for thinking that way. When you're in the spotlight, trouble has a habit of finding you.

Given all the vultures circling around Stella, it would've been more surprising if the evening had gone off without a hitch. Everyone had braced themselves, expecting some sort of incident.

The real shock was that absolutely nothing went wrong.

Abby spoke up, "Just because the concert's over doesn't mean we can let our guard down. The enemy might be waiting for us to relax before making their move."

Antoney, Candida, and the others nodded in agreement.

Stella glanced at her watch. "It's getting late. The afterparty's about to start. We should go-Neville and the others are probably waiting."

Abby nodded. "Right, let's get moving."

were leaving the

something special. After tonight, her reputation's only going to

online again. People are starting to connect the dots—realizing Stella is Raven. Now, contestants

for competing was to be defeated by Stella. She'd always had perspective when it came to things

injustice? She could

thing. The Williams family has gained another star

let the subject drop and

to Simone. "Want to come over to my

shook her head. "I think I'll have plans with Joshua tomorrow."

two were about to part ways when Aurora suddenly caught a glimpse of someone

and, acting on instinct, she shoved Simone

did, something splashed

drained of

...

room was marked by the harsh, red glow of warning