The Sister War

g crushed under a heavy weight. "Ja

nsense are you trying to pull?" His response was blun

His love for Casie overshadowed everything else. It felt like

h, Feigh said, "Fin

er head and offered her apology to Casie. She could see

he truth just to protect Casie. His feeli

e again. Determined to move on, she focused on

o several companies. After a few interviews, she chose a posit

ughts of Jace persisted. His

t for the evening, Feigh stayed behind in the office. She pr

stomach, finding comfort in the fact that she was carry

her phone rang. Seeing Jace's name o

e and fear, she a

the phone, and Feigh's heart sank. She ended the call quickly, despera

drank deeply, trying to dull the pain. She didn't want her ch

or so long, standing before her. He was everything she had ever

to him, her face flushed and her movements clumsy, she said, "Jace, I won't

ace's frustration was evident as he pushed her away, but she clung to him, tr

desperate attempts. This might be her final chance to have any connection with

ts of the previous night still fresh in her mind. Her face flushed

om her thoughts. Twelve years of love and attachment couldn't vanish overnight. She absentm

glanced at her phone to see a message from Jace. H

st adopted by the Crawfords. Casie, dressed in an elegant gown, looked like a prin

"Feigh, compare yourself to Casie. How can someone as f

Memories of the summer twelve years ago surfaced, con

est girl you'd ever met. You promised to marry m

ve your prejudices against me, but I'm pregnant. Please give me

passing second as she awaited his reply. W

immediately. Jace's reply was bl

e came through: "Feigh, I'm warning you. Only Casie has the right to bear my children. Si

and pain were overwhelming, and she realized that

g evidence that might expose her manipulation. Two years earlier, she had discovered Feigh's diary and a bookmark

ons, placing Jace's phone back in its place as though nothing had happened