Chapter 26

• “Yes, Mama, everything is good. I’m okay, work is fine,” Kaia said into the phone, one hand tucked under her breast while the other held the device close to her ear.
• She listened, nodding to whatever her mom was saying on the other end.
• It was currently 6 p.m. on a Saturday evening, and Kaia was in Venice’s walk-in bathroom. Just minutes earlier, she had been in Venice’s room, seated at one of her vanities while a makeup artist worked magic on her face with products Kaia knew nothing about. They were chatting when her phone rang.