Blessed with a classic hourglass figure and exquisite ivory skin, Emma kept her auburn hair trimmed short and swept to the side of her head with a jeweled butterfly clip. To adorn her barely five-foot-tall frame, she selected a body-hugging navy-blue dress Ethan had purchased for her days after their engagement. It now lent Emma the confidence and strength to pursue her complicated but critical evening plans. Though certain she"d attended to every task before leaving the apartment, Emma checked her appearance one final time. It was important for everything to function like clockwork that night. While Emma held a compact mirror as her guide to reapply eyeliner, a foul-smelling man unexpectedly elbowed her arm. She rubbed the resultant black smudge from her cheek when he offered a drunken ap
