Chapter 86

Beatrix woke to her phone's insistent buzz. Seventeen missed calls. Forty-two texts. Hundreds of news alerts.

Her stomach tightened as she read the first notification: "BREAKING: Mercer Heiress Mental Health Crisis Exposed."

The Daily Tribune headline screamed across her screen: "BEATRIX WINSLOW: THE DISTURBING TRUTH BEHIND THE REVENGE PLOT."

Below it, a photo of Cecelia looking vulnera