teny

o looked up from the sofa where he was sitt

't you see we have a guest? Get i

ing the gauze on Kamilah's wrist. Every few seconds, he

f them, a cold laugh

me and crossed his arms, gla

n all day, and you still walked back soaked. If you catc

letely and walked

name. Because I had married Beau with nothing but a sick mother, Ernesto treated me like a leech, dropping by the estate wh

dn't even l

ed dark red. He jump

y, are y

up, holding her bandag

her go upstairs and dry off. My

k onto the cushions and sho

othes and come str

out of Beau's grasp and w

e's no need to trouble Britteny. E

e life and never set foot in a kitchen, yet h

min

stairs, he deliberately dropped hi

ay. Stop bloc

slammed the small of my back against the heavy wooden newel

e over and half-r

rp gasp echoed f

tantly, and he rushed i

knife!" Ernesto yelled, his voice delibe

ay as Beau cradled Kamilah's bleeding hand, his eyes wide with panic.

f my shirt up past my waist, then turned my back to the full-length mi

shirt bunched under one arm, when the bed

. Do you really need to p

ed swan meant for his brother, while I was a calculating schemer a

h downstairs. If you have any shame left,

r my head and met his eyes

ur brother and me

rd "over," no

tared at my calm face for a beat befo

dness, and you're threatening to divorce him? Who the hell do you thi