288 Mouchers  Malik bristled. “What’s that supposed to mean?”  “Exactly what it sounds like,” Sean said coolly. “I don’t care if she’s your adopted sister. Once you take someone in,…

Chapter 8  “It’s nothing. Malik. Just a little scratch. Please don’t blame Sadie–she didn’t mean it. I wasn’t careful and knocked over the IV stand. I’m just clumsy.”  Sidekick #1…

Chapter 7  The moment she stepped inside, the buzzing chatter fell silent  News of Nadie’s brutal takedown in the school forum had spread like  Now, everyone was asking the same…

Within minutes, the thread blew up with thousands of replies. The forum admins were so shocked, they thought the site had been hacked.  After dropping her verbal bombs, Sadie tossed…

Chapter 5  Malik clenched his fists. “Exactly. She did it on purpose–to get under our skin.”  Lorena listened to them, gritting her teeth quietly.  Sadie’s tactic had clearly worked. She…

Chapter 4  She had prepared for this exact moment. She knew Malik would press her about an apology, so she’d brought everything they had ever given her.  Since Lorena entered…

Chapter 3  “Got it.”  Sadie opened the door and walked straight toward the sound of laughter and music outside.  The servant’s eyes widened in shock. She muttered, “What in the…

Chapter 2  Ethan added coldly, “Someone as ungrateful as her wouldn’t understand. If she did, she wouldn’t have pushed Lorena into the water. Even saving a dog would’ve been better…

Chapter 1  Sadie Douglas’s six older brothers had taken in an orphan girl named Lorena Houston.  “Lorena’s not in good health. It’s no big deal if you give her a…

9 Chapter 9.  9 Chapter 9  Victoria used her pregnancy to get out on medical leave, with a police guard at her  door.  When the detective told me Emily had…