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
Old man Montague, as Vincent had called him, never had cameras installed in the master suites. He was looking at the main living areas as well as office space in the home and at Montague Corporation. It pained me to view even the ones of the main floor, seeing Adelaide wandering aimlessly from room
OrenWhere to start?Maybe at the end?My gaze held tightly to Lennox's as years’ worth of memories swirled, creating a cyclone that threatened to blow our fragile relationship to pieces. I'd never intended to share this part of my life. That's not true. I would have done anything to truly share it—
"It's a castle," I said, completing his sentence. "Is she there because she wants to leave you?""No!""Then why?"Lennox turned a small circle. "Why the fuck do you care?""I've cared for a long time." I took a deep breath. "Alcohol?"Lennox nodded and walked toward a sideboard. Pushing a button, a
I turned toward Suzanna, my jaw clenched in helpless frustration. “I can make time.”Alton opened a manila folder on his desk and gestured toward the chair beside me. “Suzy, sit. Bryce, pull over another chair. Brantley is waiting to take us back to Montague Corporation. The world doesn't stop becau







