his voice echoing in the sudde
what? We all know Ariel has nothing else to offer. Why
The sheer contempt in his eyes ma
n," Holloway stated, his tone as dry and factual as a legal bri
landed lik
ven the rain seemed to stop
ace a mask of pure, unadulterated shock. The pain in his
ened and closed, but no sound came out. Fiancée? The
n? The woman they had called a barren hen? She wa
, that's impossible. She's nothing. She's a Melton. She'
g her in a new light-a terrifying one.
breakdown. He continued, hi
the information sink in, "in the eyes of th
actions just now-raising a hand to her, injuring her-constitute an assault
e Garrick had left. He hadn't just attacked his ex-wife. He
the icy dread gripping her heart. Her pregnancy, her position as Garrick's mistre
ood the bow. She un
head once more. "Miss Melton, the air in this
briefly to Garrick and Lacey,
the future mistress
wasn't going to be the lady of the house. She was never going
ng blankly at the floor. His world had just been
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