After all, there was no denying what had happened. I mean, the bedsheets were a disaster-so much blood-and her legs still ached like she'd run a marathon in high heels.

Jesus...

What the hell kind of mess was this now?

Xander's voice came over the phone, suddenly cold. "You worried I went and finished him off?"

Yvonne's eyes widened. "What? No! God, no. Why would I care about him? He's nothing to me. Honestly, you're my husband-why waste your energy on some loser like that? It's just not worth it, right?"

Worried? That wasn't it at all.

If anything, she'd always been the kind of person to handle her own revenge.

"Seriously, Xander, that's not what this is," she added, just to be clear.

"Where are you?" he asked, his tone still sharp.

"I'm in York," she replied.

"York? That far?" he sounded surprised.

She huffed. "You know Skye's been screwing me over for years. I finally caught up

to her-I wasn't about to let her get away with my stuff again."

Just saying Skye's name set Yvonne's blood boiling. That woman was like a

away her treasures since they were kids. Who knew how much Skye had stolen

terrible in a past life to deserve

from

you know what kind

faltered a bit, confidence draining

gave a low, amused grunt. "No,

in his tone she couldn't quite place, but her mind was too tangled

then he dropped

She blinked. "Wait-what?"

person from the other

her phone.

already scrambled, just about

enough noise last night to wake the neighbors. I figured you'd burned off

Shawn said, about letting Dan take

maybe

unsure. "Can

were noisy, after

but clear, "I said, the other night-it was me. Got

Silence.

like even the air around her had gone quiet. Yvonne's mind was

said it was

couldn't be. Could

"You-you wouldn't dare,"

sounding convinced

serious. "You

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