• Chapter 9

  • As dawn broke, Thaddeus found us at the beach. He collapsed to his knees in front of me.

  • My parents stumbled in behind him. They were unrecognizable–their elegant appearance gone, replaced by swollen eyes and haggard faces ravaged.

  • The videos and photos had vanished from the internet as if they never existed. But I knew it was too

  • late.

  • “Scarlett, I’ve made the worst mistake of my life. I trusted the wrong person and destroyed you without checking the facts. I had no idea Viviennee’d sacrifice her own reputation out of jealousy. I’m so incredibly sorry.”

  • “Please–hit me, scream at me–anything but this silence! Take your revenge however you want. I’m

  • begging you, Scarlett, let me try to make this right. I’ve found every one of those men. Vivienne’s

  • locked up. Just tell me what you want me to do–please don’t shut me out like this.”

  • I ignored him completely. I just leaned against Hayes, watching the sunrise.

  • Hayes shot Thaddeus a look of pure contempt.

  • “Get the hell away from her,” he snarled. “You shouldn’t be here. You could have investigated this months ago–but you let your goons stop me! You could have saved her anytime–but you locked me

  • Are you happy now?”

  • blow. By the

  • fell to her knees. I

  • turned completely white.

  • blindly believed Vivienne when you–you were always protecting her. How could I ever think you’d hurt her over

  • “Let me take care of you. I’ll spend every second making it up to you. Punish us however you want–we deserve it

  • me,

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  • videos, my scars, the full extent of my suffering. If Vivienne wasn’t so

  • good were apologies now? Could “sorry” erase what

  • stood nearby, silent tears streaming down his face–something I’d

  • come home with Dad. I swear

  • again. I’m throwing your sister out. You’ll never suffer

  • again.”

  • made her accusations, Dad had used

  • had crushed me. Now, I wished they’d disowned me from

  • kick Vivienne out–just empty words to pacify me. Once things calmed

  • a

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