Security dragged David out the side door and the whole world felt like it tilted under my feet.
I stood frozen between Marcus and Julian while chaos exploded all around us. Guests shouted questions from every direction. Phones flashed nonstop like lightning. Someone yelled “fraud!” so loud it echoed through the hall. My legs felt weak, like they might give out any second and leave me on the floor in front of everyone.
Marcus took my hand firmly, his grip warm and steady. “We are leaving. Right now. Do not look back.”
Julian stayed right on my other side. “Come on. My car is closer. We can get out faster that way.”
We pushed through the side exit into the cool night air. Reporters and cameras were already waiting like hungry wolves. Questions flew at us from every direction, loud and ag
