perfume bottle on the vanity table, the black ink stand
fresh blood seeping through the gauze on her fo
master bedroom turned with a sharp c
pushed the door open and walked in, carrying t
the floor, his brows pulled togeth
e you do
the suitcase out of his path,
runaway wif
looked straight into his eye
et's get a
his tracks, a flash of shock crossing his
ally think a childish trick li
under the perfume bottle, tore it straight in half without even g
n't sign my name, you will only ever be
er, looking down with he
ng a deep exhaustion settle into her bones; in his eye
ided to make one last desperate test to cut
etween them, raising her trembling hands t
ooking down at her with a co
o her tiptoes so her warm breath brushe
and pleading as s
r word about you and Catina, and I'll stay here quietl
, breathing in the familiar cedarwood scent on his skin as her
erself at him like this, making one last humble co
is second shirt button, Keagan grabbe
les white, and his eyes held zero desire
ugh clenched teeth. "To keep your position as Mrs.
of his arm, he shove
backward several steps before her lower back slamme
her forehead split open again, warm blood slidin
thout a shred of pity, his v
thetic act, it ma
er bedroom and slammed the door shut with a lo
le as her legs gave out, sliding slow
ankly at the torn pieces of paper in the t
up, walked over to the desk, and took fresh paper from
thout hesitation, she placed the crisp pa
k suitcase upright, and dumped out every singl
reached into the deepest corner of the bottom drawer and pulled out the
Barbara zipped the suitcase shut and looked around the roo
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