My eyes narrowed. “He is never getting his hands on you.”“He already kind of has.” She made a vague gesture at our surroundings.I looked around at our gilded cage, feeling trapped and hating it.She leaned in and whispered in my ear. “We are getting out of here, though.”“We’re—” I replied, startl
I captured her hand, feeling a little foolish, but mostly just pissed off at Ike. “I’m hoping he’s realized what he wants is to die if he keeps it up. It’s bad enough we’re all tied up with nowhere to go and no one to help us. I’m not letting him take advantage of that—of you. You shouldn’t have to
Will“Grandfather,” I said tersely into my newly-acquired phone as I paced the arboretum, “I told you I’d do whatever you ask. I’m back. You’ve got me on a tight leash. I get it. If I don’t do what you want, McKenzie’s going to suffer. You don’t need to call and confirm it with me. Shouldn’t you be
I had the feeling she wanted me to ask about the ‘other women.’ But I didn’t. Will had been very clear on that point, and besides, if I wanted to know about the ‘other women’ that badly, I’d make him tell me. I didn’t want to hear a damn thing from her. “I guess that’s what you call the person you’r
I kept my face hidden, not wanting Ike to have the satisfaction of thinking he’d broken me. I heard the door open, and my world tilted a little. I heard Will’s feet crunch over fine gravel as he carried me, then I bumped against him as he went up a few stairs.A door opened with a low whoosh.“Polly
McKenzieAs Ike spoke, my stomach sank lower and lower. Still, I kept a hold of Will’s hand, thinking it might keep him from punching the smug bastard.“She’s nineteen. We’re not ‘working on the Masterson heir’ for another few years yet,” Will said, defending me. “And another thing, about college—”