oe
ing with her usual brand of venom. "Her? Ma
Emma's mouth. "Hush!
m, didn't you tell me she had a headache and was going
conds away from opening the f
my eyes, and pitched my voice to s
to carry to the entryway. "You stole Lucas from me, you slept with my fiancé i
She put her hands on her hips, her sheer n
hoing in the living room. "You should be thanking me! You're a boring, u
d in horror towards the doorway, h
a roll, comple
table who probably shits in a bag! I wouldn't marry a dying cripple like him even if they pa
in the silent livin
half-open doorway, their expressions a mixture of shock and disgust. Montgomery
was a mask of cold, undisguised loathi
ngle vile, insulting word about the
his face with his hands, as if he coul
"Mom, what's with that look
t Emma, but she didn't dare, not with the Carlisles wat
distinguished guests at the door. She froze, h
n forever. My family, a troupe of clowns stripped bare, perform
. I was ashamed to be part of this family, but a small, dark part of me was gla
om. The click of her heels on the hard
reya or Emma. Her ey
as as cold as ice. "It seems
ce. I could only hang my head in shame, hid
ing, "No... that's not it, Eleanor, le
her off, not botheri
husband. "Montgome
t even bother to retrieve what he'd forgotten. He
Eleanor's back was straight and p
ehind them, a final, deafenin
y turned around, her eyes bloodshot with rage, I kne
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