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
Alton's expression matched Bryce's as we crossed the threshold."Alexandria, sit."Bryce shoved me toward a chair at the long table.Rubbing the feeling back into my arm, I stumbled toward my newly assigned seat. "What the hell is—?”I hadn't noticed Suzanna; however, as our eyes met and the sting o
Though his grip tightened, I remained mute.Finally, I said, "I don't think I'm the one who needs to apologize. Let go of me and tell me you were wrong. That guy wasn't whom you thought. The pouch is simply a lipstick holder, and this whole interrogation was unnecessary."Alton spoke over everyone.
Tears teetered on my lower lids as I imagined his thoughts. "Tell him I didn't want..."Isaac touched my hand. "Miss Collins, please don't. We can't bring attention to our conversation. I've been watching your security. They don't always stay outside. Periodically they enter the facility.""They do?
AlexandriaFor the entire drive back to Montague Manor my mind was filled with Nox. These weren't the same images I conjured in my bed. These were real.Lennox Demetri was more than sex, though I adored everything that man did and would do. Together we'd continued to search for my hard limit, but as







