There Is No Devil Sinners Duet Book 2 By Sophie Lark-pdfread

“Professor Oswald was the first person who took an interest in my art. It
meant something to me. So when he participated in a show shortly after
Christmas, I wanted to attend. Even though he hadn’t mentioned it to me and
I hadn’t technically been invited.
“It was Marcus York who put me on the guest list. He’s an old friend of my
father’s, did I tell you that?”
Mara nods.
“It was the first time I’d spoken to him since my father had died. He was glad
to do me a favor—after all, I was the one who inherited the money and the
business, though I had no interest in running it myself.
“I went to the show. As soon as I got there I could see everyone buzzing
around Oswald’s sculpture. I didn’t hear a word they said. I just stood there,
staring.”
Mara’s eyes go wide as she anticipates what I’m about to say.
“It was an exact replica of the sketch I showed him. Almost every detail the
same. The main difference was that it was smaller than I’d intended—
probably because he didn’t have the means to make it bigger.”
Even though she knew what was coming, Mara lets out a groan of outrage.
She understands how violating it feels to have an idea stolen before you’ve
even had a chance to bring it to life.
“What did you do?” she cries.
“I walked up to him, almost in a daze. I didn’t know what I intended to say to
him, which was unusual for me. I saw his surprise that I was there and his
look of squirming discomfort. But then he pushed that away and greeted me
with as much friendliness as usual. Clapping me on the shoulder, saying how
glad he was that I had come.”
“Did you confront him?” Mara fidgets in her seat, unable to stand the
suspense.
“Not then. It would have made a scene, and remember, barely anyone knew
me yet. Oswald was the one with the connections and the tenure. This was his