\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 16\u00a0<\/p>\n
My fingers tightened. \u201cPublic?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAs public as men like us get.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
I hesitated, and before I could speak, Ryle looked up at me.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cGo, Mommy,\u201d he said softly. \u201cI\u2019ll be okay. Uncle Colt won\u2019t let anything happen.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
I swallowed hard. \u201cAre you sure?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
He nodded. \u201cYou don\u2019t have to be scared anymore.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Colt watched us quietly and then said, \u201cThe people you hate will be there.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
I lifted my head. \u201cI\u2019m ready.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
That night, while fixing my dress, I opened my phone and saw it.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Roxanne\u2019s post.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Her hand in David\u2019s. A ring flashing like a lie.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cMrs. Vanderbilt, finally,\u201d she wrote. \u201cForever.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
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