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Prologue"Carm, is he talking about you?"
Nas's insistent voice penetrated the fog in my head. I must have picked up the ringing telephone in my sleep. Had it awakened our daughter, Destiny, too?
"What?" My bedside clock read midnight. It was 3
A.M. for Nas in New York. Uh oh. Whatever prompted this call was troubling enough to keep him awake.
"I keep hearing about this Memphis Bleek song with Jay Z. It's supposed to be about you."
The song was news to me, but at the mention of Shawn's name my heart sank down to my stomach, which tightened into knots. I sat up in bed and tossed aside the silk comforter. With the movement the diamond on my left hand caught a silvery ray of moonlight. I took a deep breath and calmed down. Nas and I were finally getting married. This was no time to panic.
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