the woman standi

od violently crashed into her skull. Her fingernails dug so deeply into her palms

ds around Jovita's throat. She wanted to squeeze unt

let her shoulders slump, mimicking the confus

ilk on a silver tray. She set it on the nig

furrowing in perfect, practiced sympathy. "Did y

lanting the seed. She was trying to frame Damon's touch as

d, thrown the glass of milk at the wall, and stormed downstairs t

t the milk. She

iana said, her voic

ovita's eyes. This wasn't the e

lliana's. "Sister, you don't have to force yourself. I know yo

idn't care about your feelings at all. A man like that, no matter how

gner pocket and pulled out a small, unmarked pla

her eyes darting to the door as if they were sharing a dangerous secret. "If h

ittle white pills rattl

reaming match, she had dumped them into Damon's whiskey. It had caused a severe gastric hemorrhage. Da

ving her road to h

ckles turned stark white. She forced the corners

really cares about me, Jo

You need to figure out how to divorce him quickly. The

e than anything. You should go to his office today. Make a scene. Embarrass him in fron

yes wide and naive. "You're right. I

stood up. "I'll go wait for you downstairs. Mom has c

er well-being. Her stepmother only cared if Elliana

Ellian

the fake smile melted off Elliana's face,

en-suite bathroom. She needed a moment to ground herself. She gr

were covered in dark, purplish bruises-hickeys. The physical evid

rubbed at her skin until it

Her breath hitched. A strange, heavy heat pooled in her lower stomach. Da

ed back out into the bedroom and approached the floor-to-ceiling window. Looking down at the manicured driveway, she saw Jovita stand

y had spies i

ed the cap of the plastic bottle Jovita had given her. She dumped

by piece. And she was going to hold onto Damon Stirling so

phic tees she used to wear to rebel against the family image. She pulled out

took a deep breath, and opened the bedr