Crossroads

Chapter 8

The voice sounded familiar to Stephanie.)

Her face drained of color from the blood loss. She could only muster the strength to turn her head weakly, her vision blurring as she looked at the man

The man crouched behind her, his hair brushing his eyebrows. His face was striking–high nose, chiseled features, as handsome as someone with mixed

heritage.

The man had an undeniable air of nobility, distant and aloof.

One look was all it took to make him unforgettable.

Of course, Stephanie recognized him.

It was him, the bastard who slept with her…

“Don’t touch me… Stephanie shouted as she struggled to free herself

Her body twisted, the wound on her arm now bleeding more profusely.

The excessive blood loss drained her face of color, and everyone was hurling vicious insults, siding with Claire and her daughter

didn’t hit that little girl!

her lonely

away!” Stephanie cried out desperately, struggling with all

dark before her eyes,

saw her eyes snap

did he notice her feverish heat, and when he shook

briefly flashed with

fragile, her eyes tightly closed, lost in

dreams, she could

still alive. She was the lady of the Reed family and

but…

mistress home.

of poverty after she left her family. No one knew she was the lady of the neighboring town’s wealthiest man. She had married Kevin, not for his money, but for a loving

Claire even laughed at

hospital

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Chapter 8

forehead slick with sweat as she gasped

slowly coming to her senses amidst the sharp

in a hospital.

stood by her bedside,