My Revenge, My True Love

s career was suppose

ces pale and streaked with tears. Mrs. Croft was practicall

egged, her voice a raw whisper. "This scandal will de

presidents, looked down at her with a hard, unreadable expression

pathetic, years-long obsession with J

her said, his voice a low rumble that filled

Julian will marry my daughter, Clara. He will l

om wen

m my first life. The same word

I remembered our wedding night. Julian had smiled at me, handed m

about the General' s depraved daughter. Julian used the scandal he created to frame my father for tr

son. And I died alone, hit by a car as I wa

w, I w

d, before the Crofts could weep their

ek as I bled out was still fresh. The hatred w

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e room like a blade. Everyone stared at m

lar

my expression empty of all the lo

oice flat. "Julian Croft is not good e

, what are you saying? You love

old smile touching my lips. "B

each determined step. I walked past the expensive furniture, past the priceless art, and stopp

damp with sweat. He was a former Army Ranger who worked for our family' s private

. He looked up, his brown

lar

ront of Julian' s begging p

ice clear and steady. "I want