Beneath the Texas Sun, A Mother's Sin

with pleasantries. He threw Caleb' s death certificate onto Wesley' s

aid, his voice a low growl I had never

ng it frantically. "This is a fake! Ethan

rate cast, nodded weakly. "Sir, Ethan has been unhinged.

rs. The hospital room door opened, and a young stable hand was ushered in by two

ou told me," Mr.

e floor, his voice barely a whisper. "Mr. Blakel

. "Paid you

e said it was just a prank, to teach him a lesson. He said to just... knock his head against the trough

bs. Nicole stared at Wesley, her face a canvas of

. "He' s lying, right

oked like a cornered animal. "It was an acc

. He pulled a folder from his briefcase and thre

his voice dripping with ice. "Let' s talk about

l receipts. When Nicole' s horse, Starlight, was injured, you were

e. Getting married to a Swiss heiress. He only came back here

ked from her father to Wesley, her

e stammered. "Who

a moment as he looked at a space i

dn' t have influence. But his grandfather, a simple ranch hand, once saved Barney' s life in a blizzard. Ethan called in that life debt. He

of her life, her love, her hatred for me-it was all a lie. A lie

empty clarity. The love was gone. All that was left was the hideou