orc

pale lower lip, biting so hard

in her knees and raised her eyes to Greyson, who s

la said firmly. "I'm not going to

nging the armrest. Fury burned in his eyes. "Arabella, every piece of evidence points to

Arabella kept he

e wounds, but she still refused to bow her head. She stared directly into Hugh's furious eyes.

e still lying!" Hugh

ing on the table beside him and vi

ruck the floor and explod

time to move o

r and cut across the back of her hand,

ed from the cut, sprayi

ched her jaw without u

n! Have you forgotten w

rked, his voice resounding throughout the family chapel, "Guards! Take this stubborn woman o

" the servants an

sides of the family chapel imme

ella's mother-in-law-said

ear to remain silent. Hurrying forward, Sylvia reached out to help Arabella to

it that you were wrong. Say it was an accident. Greyso

ched Arabella when another h

sitioned herself protectively in front of her. She looked down at Arabella with undisguised disgus

to the water too, and no

life. Making her kneel for a while is nothing c

s smile appeared o

deserve

tever strength she had left, Arabella lifted her head and

nd incredulous voice, "you believe

hts sharing the same bed. And after all that time, had sh

sdainful look. There was nothing in

sick." His tone was detached and chillingly calm. "The sec

around without the s

inne doesn't wake up, she'l

he walked out of the family chap

h her heart had fallen

e, and whatever tiny bit of hope

never been the woman he chose

for? Get her out of here!" Jor

ard, seized Arabella by the arms, an

I didn't do

nees, running down her legs and leaving two vivid

he family chapel and straight in

m barked, kicking the ba

he forced her shoulders downwar

full force. A wave of unbearable pain burst behind her eyes. He

sky. Then, as if someone had suddenly opened the

from all of a sudden?" one

et inside!" anoth

fter throwing Arabella one careless, dismissive look, the

became dark and desolate, with

he open space while sheets

er thin nightgown. Rain struck the open wounds on her h

hesitated, and then said, "Hugh, the child is already gone. We need to think about the peo

her coldly. "Do you honestly believ

servant immediately came over with an umbrell

ring at the solitary figure kneeling beneath the relen