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.

his arms. “I’m taking

eyes as she nodded weakly. She looked utterly broken.

that, Kevin rushed to bring the car

when he reached the spot where they’d parked, the

the car,” Kevin said, his voice full of frustration as

she’d been quick–and now she

darkened even

Chris’s growing frustration, Kevin quickly added, “I’ll grab another car from the

waiting for a response, Kevin dashed off–he had to get the keys from

for the light to change, her

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saw it was a

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

sip of water, her voice

she knew ready what

with annoyance, con through “Twy? with

of bitterness rise in her chee. She won Carline dmghter, but there was no love in the relationship Catlin

you sem Olivia to take care

brief silence hung

exactly what Catlin was after

with Olivia two years

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

Olivia was back, Chris and the Hart family were clearly worried Stephanie

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

getting cold.

window let in a sharp gust of wind, and Stephanie felt the chill sweep across her neck, biting into her

a moment, she almost

voice laced with irony. “Catlin, I almost died in that car crash. It’s only

a hospital

She feared that if Stephanie returned to the Hart family,

crash had been meant to end Stephanie’s life, to make sure she never came back.

own mother, was

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