Burning Passion: Love Never Die

“Stop!” Debbie interrupted her.

“I’m a 22-year-old married woman, you’re 18 and single. Why would I think you know anything about men?

You’re just trying to get between me and Carlos.”

Megan was young after all. Debbie could see what she was up to. She’d made it clear plenty of times that her motives were not pure when it came to Carlos.

The younger girl bit her Lip angrily and said, “Do you know why the tests came back positive? The pills had been ground up and put in your food. And the Hiltons did it. Almost every day. As long as Carlos was at home with you in the evening, they made sure you took the pills the next day. He knew it, and said zilch to you. That has to suck.”

Every word Megan had said was like a bomb. Debbie felt dizzy now, and the world, which had made sense just moments earlier, didn’t. ‘Carlos’ family slipped me birth control pills?’

That was too hard to take. For a moment she thought her ears were messing with her. Then she saw the smug look on Megan’s face. She took a few deep breaths to center herself. And finally visibly relaxed, the tension draining from her shoulders and back. She told herself not to fall into the girl’s trap.

“Who did it?”

you, but

a bit. She wondered

“Deal,” she said.

promise, Megan laughed

“Your so-called parents-in-law.”

‘James and Tabitha.”

tightly

it. But Tabitha? She remembered the bracelets Tabitha had given her the first day

relationship with Carlos, and now

innocent smile and ignored her

what she said about you the other night? I haven’t. She said you shattered the