“Stop overreacting, you’re ruining her day!” my mother hissed, grabbing my hair and pushing me over the balcony railing at my sister’s party. I blacked out. When I woke up, the upscale venue was surrounded by federal agents, and my mother was sobbing on her knees while my sister held a document and begged me…

of Boston’s high society. To her, bloodline was currency, and pedigree was the only acceptable religion. When William had first placed the diamond on my finger, Patricia hadn’t congratulated us. She had looked at my hands, rough from kneading dough and scarred from oven burns, and delivered a verdict that still echoed in my nightmares.

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