fiance’s jealousy, he made the most important decision of his life without hesitation.
The wedding is off, he said quietly. I should have seen who Victoria really was a long time ago. I was too comfortable to look closely.
That’s on me.
Meanwhile, across the city, Victoria’s lawyer was already fielding calls.
Word had leaked that hospital security cameras near the loading dock, angled just enough to catch a partial view of the balcony through a reflection in the glass, had captured footage of the altercation.
It wasn’t perfectly clear, but it was enough.
enough to change everything. Victoria thought she could control the story.
She was about to find out she couldn’t control anything anymore.
By the time the police came to speak with Victoria Sinclair, she had already rehearsed her explanation a dozen times in front of the bathroom mirror. An accident.
A misunderstanding. Maria had gotten too
