Tears streamed down Zoey's cheeks in an instant. She wanted to lash out at Fitch, to accuse him of blindness. "Are you freaking

blind? When did you seeoffend her?"

But she didn't dare. While she was a whiz at work, in matters of the heart, she felt as lowly as dirt.

Yet Fitch saw none of her self-debasement. To him, Zoey was still the woman who took advantage of his amnesia, the one who had

tricked him into bed.

His brow furrowed, too frustrated to stay any longer. He stepped ahead, leaving only a biting remark in his wake.

"Stop chasing after anyone linked to the Haskins. Have sdignity, for heaven's sake."

He was obviously alluding to the dozen desperate calls Zoey had made to him. To him, she was nothing but a relentless nuisance.

Zoey stood frozen until his figure had vanished, then she leaned weakly against the wall.

She had known Fitch's gentleness, but this was the first tshe realized just how chilling his harshness could be.

Her tears fell again, and she hurried back to the restroom, confronting her red-eyed reflection in the mirror.

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looked swollen from a few harsh slaps, and her lips throbbed with every word.

Taking a deep breath, she heard footsteps behind her and stiffened, then saw Carol's face in the mirror.

Carol peered curiously at her dress. "Did you switch skirts halfway through the night?"

close, hardly

cordially addressing her. "Ms.

brighter than outside, and Carol immediately noticed

"Who hit you?"

to her care, and now,

to be

an allergic reaction to

a fool. I can still see the imprint of a hand. Was

me, we're going to make a

was startled, trying to pull

grip was strong, and she dragged Zoey out of the restroom and

had always had her way in life, and though the Miller family had recently

their circles.

on Fitch's location, dragging Zoey

always meek, and now, as they drew

confronting Fitch with Zoey

business with Tyler when a shadow

up, he saw the furious Carol and

eyebrow, nudging

Carol was tight with Maja, and Maja was lan's woman. A little

the least Tyler could do

"Ms. Miller, what's got

need for a scene."

ready for a

released Zoey's hand, locking eyes with Fitch.

seem likely; this man didn't appear the type to lay

behind her, discreetly tugged at Carol's fingers, pleading for her to drop it.

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