him. Apologize? For what? For being

e, silent, her

ult again?" He ran a hand through his hair. "Kassie is okay, thanks to you finally learni

one who suggested this. She said she wants to clear the air, to

ing. Aubrey finally found her voice

hy do you believe every single word she

shot back, his voice rising. "She' s giving you a way out

"Make it right? I will never apolo

s face turning red with anger. "Don' t m

It was the locket her parents had given her before they died, the only thing she had left of them. Insi

he flame dancing dangerously

e a low, dangerous threat, "or

hroat. Tears streamed down her face

still in her room. Connor, without a moment' s hesitation, had plunged back into the burning building to retrieve it. He had emerged moments later, coughin

nd his neck. "You' re more important th

rn on it, sworn to her parents' memory, t

ng it as a weap

body shaking. "I' ll apologize.

cket. "Good," he said, his voice cold again.

another glance, without a single question ab

e tasted blood. That locket wasn' t just a picture of her parents. It held

d slapped herself, h

' re a fool for ever b

designer gown and a pair of stilettos wi

impossible. He used to be so careful about her comfort, always buying her the softest,

able, Aubrey, that' s all th

Did he even remember her limp anymore? Or had he erased every part of the real Au