na's
ecover, scrambling backw
ed desperately, her eyes darting uncontrollably t
r from the sink, and brought it to her lips, despe
Don't irritate yo
ush against each other a
ingle woman with no boyfri
glass, her should
e's just sick. Stop
nd spoke slowly, "Pregnant without a boyfrien
pitting water a
ruth blurting out of her mouth: "Serena, what are you talking abo
ing the silence stretch un
her coldly. "You just co
her mouth with both hands, her eyes
ttle from the marble vanity and hurled it
into a hundred glitt
m my throat. "I looked like a paranoid lunatic for three
it thrilling to pl
antly streaming down her face. "
her reaching hand. "Tessa, you know bet
and she looked as if sh
f her, shielding her fragile bod
tight. "Direct all your anger at me. Don't destro
tecting Tessa and sudde
l do you thi
face st
od that had come loose from the wall a
ight over you, does i
is arm. He didn't dodge, bu
ched her. And now you act like you're doing this
g out all the grievances I had suffe
from behind him a
th drunk that night, it was my
t g
y arm away, but s
controlling my feelings! Hit me if y
" I violently ya
g backward before crashing hard
dull thud echoe
d down, a heavy slap st
s pregnant, and you stil
tive, needing to control everything! You control
ve to sit in my car for a long time every night before I dare to come upsta
lizing how pathetic my years
ears, tried to scramble up fro
g, it's my fa
Beneath the hem of her light-colored dress, a small
e. He scooped her into his
and the baby, I will not for
r slamm
red glass for a long time. My cheek burned with pa
, and signed the physical Syndicate
and the estate keys, placing them r
copy and emailed i
k duffel bag with only
und. Every security detail and piece of
dn't want
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