Leaving the clothing store in a hurry, Serena Montgomery ignored her mother’s frantic calls. Vanessa Sterling was practically vibrating with indignation, but since she was halfway through trying on a designer silk blouse, she could only stomp her foot in frustration, watching her daughter disappear into the mall's bustling corridor.
Serena found a quiet bench near the atrium and sat down, her heart racing. She stared at her phone, the weight of her grandmother’s desperate plea still ringing in her ears. For the first time in her life, she had defied the matriarch of the Montgomery Clan. It felt like jumping off a cliff without a parachute, yet there was a strange, intoxicating spark of rebellion in her chest.
She opened her messaging app and quickly typed a note to Liam Livingston.
Liam
