Love Beyond the Mask by Adelaide Sinclair

Chapter 1206

Sandy's breathing was a little uneven as she shot back, "Whit, how did you know I'd bump into Shane?"

Whitney paused for half a second, realizing she'd slipped up and sounded too eager.

"It's just because-"

"Because you knew he was following me?" Sandy's voice trembled with anger, barely keeping it together. "Whitney, are you hiding something from me? Are you and that creep Shane in this together?"

"In this together? Come on, Sandy." Whitney rubbed her temples, exasperated. Since when did Shane become a creep?

She felt a pang of guilt-after all, she did know more than she was letting on.

And Sandy, in Shane's hands, was just a clueless little lamb.

Whitney tried to soften her tone. "Sandy, is Shane with you right now?"

"Answer my question first," Sandy shot back, her stubbornness flaring.

"I'm your cousin, for heaven's sake! Who would I be teaming up with?" Whitney tried to sound reassuring.

Sandy paused. She wasn't one to accuse people without reason, and Whitney had always been good to her.

Biting her lip, Sandy's voice was shaky, embarrassed, and furious. “Whit, something's happened! I'm so confused and freaked out. I don't know why Shane

the

course, knew exactly why

If you're going to stalk someone, at least don't make her hate you

ignorance, Whitney asked, "So what did Shane

it got violent—he showed up and beat up one of my coworkers, broke the guy's arm! I tried to call the cops, but Shane just snatched my phone right out of

was following me, what

just glared at me, all

right in front of everyone, he dragged me out, literally picked me up and shoved me

never been so scared

I'm scared of Shane!

He's just...

Back when he was

off Ba

after you,

Nelson Group, always so sophisticated and charming. But behind the

he wanted from me, but he wouldn't say

was how he "courted" women? What was

in the boardroom, but with Sandy, all he could do was strong-arm

getting close to Silas and just lost his mind with

where'd he take you? Is

a while, wouldn't say a thing. Then he took me to a bar-walked in looking likez someone owed him a million bucks and just started pounding whiskey. He's one of those guys, y kno Broody, hard to read, definitely not safe to mess with. I was too scared to ask questions after