Love Beyond the Mask by Adelaide Sinclair

Sienna could barely hold herself together. With a shaky gasp, she dropped right down onto the hardwood floor.

Emma's cheeks flushed scarlet. “I—I only heard about it from the housekeeper! She told me, that's all!"

Whitney rolled her eyes and called her out. "Oh really? The housekeeper knew something before you did? Funny how that works. Maybe the housekeeper also happened to drag Sienna all the way to the Nelsons' front door, huh?"

Mrs. Nelson's eyes went wide. She slammed her palm on the table with a crack.

She never imagined that the old lady she'd known for years would try to trick her like this. She'd worried about Sienna, treated her almost like her own niece, but these two-grandmother and granddaughter-had cooked up this scheme right under her nose.

If she hadn't caught it in time, the Nelson family's name would've been dragged through the mud. The whole upper crust of Brew Hill would be whispering about how Shane was covering up a scandal.

A single misstep-sometimes, that's all it takes to ruin someone's life.

"So this was your plan all along? You and your darling granddaughter-thick as thieves-decided to play your dirty little games with my family? Well, that's enough. Honey, take care of this."

was shaking with anger as she whipped her napkin aside

she'd lost. She burst out crying, wailing, "You're all ganging up on an old woman! Sienna was at your house for dinner last night, and then this disaster happens-I showed

yet she's sneaking around with another man? You wanted the prestige and the money-well, too bad. The engagement was never official, and now, it's never going to be. Give it

your family's made enough

Shane had nothing to do with it, what are you

ask what's going on, don't

I'm still your elder-you

bruises. If you throw us out

Gary shot back coldly. "I've kept your Sheldon family's dirty laundry out of the. papers that's more mercy than

and wild, clung to her blanket, refusing to budge. Her voice was desperate and raw. can't go out like this! Mrs. Nelson, are you really so heartless? You

sobbed, still shielding

the whole circus, barely resisting the urge to roll her eyes. Still

looked just as done with

him, Sandy watched Sienna with a complicated expression.

knew what she was about to say. He sighed. "She almost got you thrown in jail, and you still want to forgive