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PrologueRileyThe beauty of being e to be a proficient liar I could convince anyone of anything All I had to do was sle my ass when I walked away

Worked great on the runway

All eyes on me

Except when I wanted to disappear

My father had taught me that, as well

Not only could I make the marks on my skin disappear, I could disappear wholly

Usually at his behest This last time?

All me

He was gone Burning in the flames of hell, I hoped

Still he saw aze on my body, his clammy touch on my flesh That’s why I burned myself sometimes

After all, I’d been taught well how to hide scars

So didn’t help

So ever would1RileyI chose Montana because of Rock

I had the address of his cabin, but of course I didn’t go there That would be the first place he and Reid would look forsky country I paid cash for a week’s lodging

I also paid cash for h not to leave a trace My father had outfitted hteen He had his reasons

His abhorrent, disgusting reasons

As far as I knew, my brothers weren’t aware of my aliases

Chloe Mansfield

Today I was Chloe Mansfield