My parents demanded the password to my penthouse apartment right in fr…

his eyes wide. I saw Vanessa’s father staring open-mouthed at the stage, his face pale.

Nobody tried to stop me. Nobody offered false sympathy. They simply moved out of my way.

I reached the heavy double doors at the back of the ballroom. I pushed them open and stepped out onto the terrace. The heavy oak doors swung shut behind me, muting the rising continue reading …