Love Beyond the Mask by Adelaide Sinclair

"Sienna, cut the act. Last night, you clearly tried to drug me, and then—”

Shane's words were cut off by a terrified scream from the bed.

Sienna shrieked, scrambling away from the head of the bed to the foot, her wide eyes fixed on Sandy as if she were the Big Bad Wolf. She stammered, voice pitched with panic, "Grandma! She's here-they're going to drag me off again, let those creeps hurt me... Shane, I'm sorry! I shouldn't have tried to mess up things between you and Sandy. I can't fight you two. I'll hide-Mrs. Nelson, please, help

me, save me.

I've already been ruined. I'm filthy. Don't make me see him again.

Don't come any closer, or I swear I'll end it right now!"

"She's way too agitated," the doctor muttered, trying to restrain Sienna as she thrashed and tried to bang her head against the wall.

Gary's gaze grew colder as he watched his son. Sienna's desperate meltdown didn't seem fake. "Shane, did you actually do something this vile?"

snarled, turning to Sienna. "Drop the cheap theatrics. You're trying to drag Sandy down with

his voice sharp. "Get this straight: last night, she tried to set me up. She kidnapped Tina just

work spiked my hangover soup and

ruined her little plan, I'd be framed for assault right now, forced to marry her and

paused, the realization hitting him, and shot a cold glare at Emma. He sneered, “Maybe Sienna's not smart enough to pull this off solo, but she's got someone backing her up! And who called the paparazzi at 3AM? Sure wasn't me. They wanted a scandalous shot of me and Sienna

and Emma's eyes flickered with something ugly. But with Shane's side of the story, it was

jel

man! How can you turn the blame on Sienna after what you did to her?Just listen to yourself! Sienna's a young woman, not some villain in your story. You really think

you, my Sienna

obvious? Shane brought Sandy home, he's been scheming to ruin Sienna so he

out of her mind, and you think we'll let

this to court,

out how

the Sheldon