wn. A sudden urge to laug

way, she had considered t

just two years, he elevated it to new heights and became

sister-in-law, the humiliating scandal would

rightly. It had no room

the night before Madison

through her legs. She pitched forward a

ned countless tiny cuts. The agony ma

the ground, struggled several times, and finally

a bloody mess. Turned-over flesh held

ounds simply and climb

iousness, she dreamed

aces she frequented. He found endless ways to reach her. Though she hung up on him co

on the day she

is brother's bride was t

ned her against the wall with a hand around her throat. His bloodshot

"Because your parents like him more. Marrying him gives me a

deepest wound

ame from parents who always preferred his frail older brother. They even

ds made him slam his

la, a cold-blooded person like y

tears soaked her

a shared a father with Margaret, she cut ties completel

ding date after dinner, Izabella made an e

h a big event. I wanted your opinion too." Margaret lean

own, washing dishes, and

orward and swept an entire s

across the tiles

at her in shock.

arning you. Don't dream of taking Carson back. He's mine! Your mother

to retort, but Margaret shoved her shoulders

eryone from the front room. They g

to join us for the wedding talk. But she warned me not to get cocky. She said she's Carson's sis

wanted to get along peacefully. But she said she needed to te