Not A Public Figure

Stella finally returned to where Cassandra was waiting. Only then did she allow herself to breathe, her nerves still tightly wound. “Ms. Evans,” she murmured.

Cassandra folded her arms, unimpressed. “Look at you-shaking like a leaf. You act like Zachary’s some kind of monster. Are you afraid he’ll find out you were behind Vivian’s kidnapping?”

Stella clenched her fists. “I am. Besides, weren’t you involved too?” she countered.

Cassandra yawned, completely unfazed. “Don’t twist things. You were the one jealous of Vivian, not me. I was never interested in Zachary,”

A flicker of something unreadable crossed Stella’s eyes. “I heard Zachary has

been looking into Vivian’s abduction recently. Ms. Evans, we shouldn’t be turning on each other. We’d be better off working together.”