Chapter 4

Chapter 4

After the chastic, mud–slinging fight, screwed rickly tired, eager to ne hote it would all play ant

Kevin struggled to drag Stephanie away from the wee

Olivia’s face contorted in pain, her eyes brimming with tears the glanced at Chris Chris L.

Chris’s face twisted into a mask of rage

He barked at Kevin, still holding on to Stephanie. Get her out of herenow

Stephanie yanked at Kevin’s grip, but he wasn’t about to let go.

It was the first time he’d realized just how strong she was–he could barely hold her back.

“Come on. Miss Giovanni, let’s go, Kevin urged.

That’s when Stephanie suddenly remembered something.

“My bag! My bag, she rushed to say.

The bag she’d used to hit Chris was lying next to him. In a fit of fury, Chris grabbed it and hurled it at her.

Kevin snatched it out of the air just in time, shoving it into Stephanie’s arms. “Got it, let’s go.”

Finally, the chaos started to settle.

Kevin managed to drag Stephanie to the car, planning to take her home, but she wouldn’t have it.

She didn’t want to be anywhere near Chris–or anything related to him–so she drove off by herself.

Chris, still dazed from the blow to his head, stood frozen for a moment.

When his mind finally clicked back into place, his eyes landed on Olivia–her hair a mess and her leg swollen. His anger toward Stephanie flared up even more.

into his arms. “I’m taking

welled up in Olivia’s eyes as she nodded weakly.

rushed to

spot where they’d parked, the car

car,” Kevin said, his voice full of

had planned to drive Stephanie, but she’d been quick–and now

face darkened

Kevin quickly added, “I’ll grab another car from the garage.”

had to get the keys

the light

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Chapter 4

was a call from her

time, Cailin vnapped, “Come time tonight ww wwif to

water, her voice

reality, she wasn’t buy at all, but she knew ready what Carte wawe no ralk about–and she

con through “Twy? with what? You haven’t even been trying with Chris?

won Carline dmghter, but there was no love in the relationship Catlin didn’t

take care of him instead?

hung on the line.

knew exactly what Catlin

two years ago was still fresh.

left back then, she’d probably be sitting in a jail cell right

family were clearly worried

couldn’t pretend anymore. Her voice softened slightly. “That’s all in the past, Stephanie. You need to

getting cold.

Stephanie felt the chill sweep across her neck, biting into her

almost

out a bitter laugh, then spoke again, her voice laced with irony. “Catlin, I almost died in that car crash. It’s only

a hospital bed after they pulled

the crash. She feared that if Stephanie returned to the Hart family,

end Stephanie’s life, to make

Catlin, Stephanie’s own mother, was blaming her–the

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