Juliana's voice dripped with saccharine malice, as if she were revealing the scandal of the century.

"Remind me again—who was it that called Kay an ugly freak just a few days ago?" She turned to Luca, her smile immaculate, razor-sharp. "Lu, I couldn't disagree more. That's why I brought her here today—just to personally slap some sense into you."

Luca responded with an exaggerated hiss, drawing out the word like a theatrical ...