Chapter 1672:

“Scared?” Elyse pressed, her voice edged with skepticism. “Of what?”

Shaun’s gaze drifted, unfocused, lost in something only he could see. “Maybe because I’m a coward,” he admitted, his voice quieter now. “In my family, love was weakness. Shameful. We all knew we should choose money or a woman who would bleed us dry.”

“They were always running the numbers, weighing the risks. Love was too slippery, too unpredictable. Money, though—that was solid. Tangible.”

“But love was rare. And in its own way, it was worth more than all the wealth in the world. I desired wealth, but my hunger for love was even greater.”

Now, he wished he could turn back time. He would give up every penny for just one more chance with Tracy.

Seeing the despair creep into his expression, Elyse swallowed back the sharp retort poised on her tongue. She caught Jayden’s eye.

dig into Tracy and Lowell,” he assured Shaun. “But

humorless laugh. “Scare her? She tried to kill me! What the hell could I do to

you don’t want Tracy to hate you even more, you’ll shut up and

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this time, he reined it in. He couldn’t take another trip down memory lane, not when every reminder twisted the knife in his gut a little

and Jayden were in the car, exhaustion settled over

rubbed her temples. “Tracy and Lowell are together? That doesn’t even make sense. Shaun must have it

against the steering wheel, thinking. “I wouldn’t be

Elyse frowned. “Why not?”

take out Shaun, Lowell, and Dolores, remember? Shaun and Dolores

stared at Jayden, utterly bewildered. “Kill them

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