Her Plan

Aurora had a restless night filled with bizarre dreams. One moment she was drinking with Jasper Bennett, the next Dominic Ashcroft was picking her up, and then she saw Isabella Whitmore shooting Mike dead.

The thought of losing Mike and Arno made her heart ache so much she could hardly breathe.

When the cab pulled up to the Pendleton house, Aurora and Little Fish got out. She told Little Fish to go rest while she headed to her room.

Walking into the mansion, Sebastian was nowhere to be found, neither was Madeline. Sophia was lounging on the living room couch, flipping through a fashion magazine, while Maxwell was on the other side of the couch, typing away on his laptop.

Sophia looked up as Aurora walked in, her voice dripping with sarcasm. "Oh, you remembered you have a home? Where'd you go gallivanting last night?"

Aurora didn't have time for her. All she wanted was a shower and a change of clothes; she felt grimy.

Ignoring Sophia, she turned to head upstairs. Sophia wasn't having it