LOGINHis volume grew and spittle rained with each phrase he spat."As it is, I’m not allowing you to make any more decisions.” Crimson moved upward filling his saggy neck like a cloth-absorbing dye and creeping onward toward his cheeks and ears.“Alton, calm down. Bryce didn’t mean…” Though Suzanna's wor
“Uncle Alt—”A heavy hand landed upon my shoulder. “Where do you think you’re going?”I turned, perspiration dotting my skin as my shoulder shuddered with Alton’s touch. Fighting the urge to flinch away, I nodded toward the lawn at the few people standing below and answered, “To talk to the guests o
AlexandriaPatrick’s eyes met mine before he looked at his watch. It was his silent plea, and he was right. I needed to leave; however, since Bryce had left Alton’s den, he hadn’t left my side. With each glass of champagne or tumbler of whiskey, his enthusiasm for our marriage grew.“I’m happy,” Mil
I shook my head. “I don’t know. Patrick didn’t know. Only that Charli had a plan.”Trust me. Her words came back as I once again paced, my shoes becoming covered by a fine layer of red dust. Trust—I’d asked that same thing of Charli many times. Now it was my turn. I fucking hated the wait. It was he
NoxMy shoes pounded the Georgia clay. Back and forth I paced, watching my phone: the time, Charli’s app, and Oren’s texts. The sky was dark, barely a sliver of moon lighting the expanse from the woods to the manor.“Are you sure she can find the way?” I asked Isaac.“It’s not difficult. You can see
“No. You’re also not a doctor. If I don’t have a gurney in less than three minutes, you’ll no longer be a night nurse at Magnolia Woods. ”If I hadn’t known that Deloris was watching his every move through the Magnolia Woods security feed, I may have been concerned. I wasn’t. My attention was focuse
AlexandriaTaking a deep breath I turned from Alton to Bryce and back. "No."For the first time since my return to Montague Manor, I'd stood up for myself. If that wasn't satisfying enough, watching the signature crimson rise from Alton's collar made it the entire package. Perhaps if I continued to
Small lines formed near the corners of Oren's eyes as his cheeks pushed higher and higher. "Well, tell me. How much closer do we need to be, than what we were an hour ago in the cabin, for me to be considered inside your immediate circle? Because it seemed that we were very close." He shrugged. "If
I stared in disbelief, remembering Jane's concerns. Instead of asking Alton if he'd hurt my mother, I changed the subject. “Where is Jane?”Alton's head twitched. “What?”“Where is Jane? I saw her briefly after I arrived.” I could have said ‘was kidnapped and locked in my room,’ but I didn't. “Where
AlexandriaAs the door opened, Bryce met me face to face. For only a moment I forgot to walk; instead, I stood mesmerized by Bryce's face, more accurately, by the large egg-like elevation on his left cheek. I fought to pull my gaze from the purple contusion to his eyes. Once I did, my lower lip disa







