Chapter

18

My heart was touched. Even though I was a foster child in this family, Jace's parents treated me with the same care and love as their own daughter. They made me feel like one of them.

I remembered Jace's brother, Wayne, joking that ever since I joined the family, both he and Jace had been knocked down the pecking order

Lena was right. I could break up with Jace, but breaking away from his family would be much harder.

I took a deep breath and pushed the door open.

Everyone's eyes turned to me, and Lindey quickly got up and came over. "Rea, you're back. We were just waiting for you to have dinner,"

"Hey Lindey, Matthew," I greeted them. Jace, who had been kicked by Matthew, stood up and

came over.

He took my bag. "Why are you back so late?"

played some pool," I said. I knew Steve would tell him about our

frowned a bit. "Next time you want to go, call me

Yet, he went out with his late buddy's wife and

Jace followed. "What's wrong?"

I'm fine," I said, washing my hands

everything.

words made me

small dent in my left

a fight when he was drunk. A chunk of flesh had been lost, and though it healed, it left a permanent

fill it with the largest diamond

was using your supplementary card to shop," I said amidst

Desmond's

off all her cards. She needs to live,

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are you indebted to

see the veins on his forehead bulging. "What nonsense

why are you so attentive to Tanya? Or... thought about the gossip

turned cold. "Are

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