C36 Tears and Headlines

The room buzzed with whispers, but I tuned everything out. My eyes were locked on the TV above the reception desk. The headline flashed boldly:

“The Blades Heiress or a Pawn? Inside the Scandal of Allison Blackwell.”

The accompanying text stabbed at me like a knife:

“Marriage or a Cover for the Blades’ Secret Gay Lives?”

Then the volume on the TV suddenly increased