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.

up into his

eyes as she nodded weakly. She looked

Kevin rushed to bring the car around.

reached the spot where they’d

Kevin said, his voice full

to drive Stephanie, but she’d been

face darkened even

quickly added, “I’ll

for a response, Kevin dashed off–he had

the light to change, her phone

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Chapter 4

it was a call from her mother, Catlin

wasting any time, Cailin vnapped, “Come

of water,

all, but she knew ready what Carte wawe no ralk about–and she didn’t

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

rise in her chee. She won Carline dmghter, but there was no love

care

silence hung on

what Catlin was

with Olivia two years ago was still fresh.

be sitting

the Hart family were clearly worried Stephanie would stir things up

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

was getting cold.

of wind, and Stephanie felt the chill sweep across her neck, biting into her

almost forgot the

with irony. “Catlin, I almost died in that car crash. It’s only been three years. Remember what I

hospital bed after they pulled

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

had been meant to end Stephanie’s life, to make sure

Stephanie’s own mother, was blaming her–the

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