EPILOGUE II
PIPER
Ashley holds up her phone with the article displayed on it and cackles. "You two are cruel! Absolutely ruthless!"
Akim is leaning over the back of her seat in flagrant disregard of the flight attendant who just told us to buckle your seatbelts. He shakes his head. "This was supposed to be your make-nice with the press. I think you're about to make an enemy of Monica Pruitt."
Timofey waves a dismissive hand. "So I fibbed a little. She'll get over it."
"A little? We fibbed a lot!" I grab Ashley's phone and read the headline aloud. "Piper Quinn and Timofey Viktorov Don't Need the Tax Write-Off; Couple Forgoes Marriage to Focus on Charity."
Timofey winces, obvious amusement written all over his face. "If she wanted the truth from us, she shouldn't have peppered you with questions about your dad."
