Chapter 126

1 immediately let go, but too late. Thalla zeroed in on me like a missile,

“What have you done?” she snapped, raising her hand to strike.

I released the necklace and closed my eyes. But the slap never landed.

“Thalia, don’t do this.”

I opened my eyes to find Blake standing there, gripping Thalia’s wrist.

“I apologize,” he said, looking at me. “My sister has a bit of a temper.”

His eyes narrowed slightly as he studied what little of my face showed. Recognition flickered across

his features.

“Miss, have we met before?”

I almost laughed. Have we met? We shared a bed for three years and only divorced yesterday. He can’t recognize me with a mask on?

“No,” I said calmly, “I don’t believe so, Mr. Parker.”

Thalia yanked free from Blake’s grip, eyes cold.

“Why are you apologizing to her?” she demanded. “She hurt Laurel. Are you blind?”

“It was an accident,” Blake replied.

needs a lesson,” Thalia insisted, gesturing at me with

them, never missing a chance to

touched her neck gently with

mirror to examine her

in, gasping dramatically. “It is! It

was the faintest pink

you know how important her image is? Hv dare you look at

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at me again, but this time I caught her wrist,

eyes widened. No one had ever stopped her

quietly. “Miss Rose moved

necklace.”

released Thalia’s wrist and turned to

I apologize for being too slow with the necklace. But

her. “Give me one minute

immediately backed up against Blake.

tears as she looked up at him. “Blake darling, I don’t want

slightly, showing off the barely–visible mark. ‘She already hurt

softened.

the necklace quickly. Laurel leaned into his touch, eyes

Telief.

it. He turned

he asked, looking at

I paused briefly, “Yes.”

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