Love Burned, She Rose Unscathed

Chapter 839

"Why?! Why would you do this? She's your sister!"

"Sister? Oh, yes-she's family. My own flesh and blood. Always one step ahead of me! Even you like her more. But why? What did she ever do to deserve that?"

"That's it? That's why you wanted her dead?!"

"That's right! I was jealous! I was envious!"

"Kathleen, you're insane! Truly insane!"

She let out a wild laugh, her voice echoing off the walls. "Insane? Of course I am

I lost my mind over twenty years ago! Especially every time I saw you two together, whispering and playing lovers. It made me want to run in and strangle her with my own hands!"

"And even now, I still feel that way! Do you know what it's like, watching you look at her like she's your entire world, as if forever still wouldn't be enough? Do you know how much I hated you for that?"

"Teague, you're my husband now. We're the real family, aren't we? It's been over twenty years-why can't you let her go? Even after she got married and had kids, you still look at her with that same longing."

"You get jealous of Norris, don't you? You wish he'd just disappear from the face of the earth, right? Well, that's how I feel about Aberdeen. We're both lovesick fools, desperate and pathetic, willing to do anything-absolutely anything to get what we want!"

Teague's voice was cold as steel. "You're wrong. No matter how jealous I am of Norris, I'd never hurt him. Because I know-without him, Madge would never have become mine."

wild. "Well said! That's where we're different. I

disappeared, you married me, we raised a child together, spent more than twenty years

body went

you were the bounty. The prize. Take out the competition, and

Aberdeen. Your love for her sparked the jealousy in

fists clenched so tight his knuckles went white. His face twisted in agony —a tangled mess of grief, regret,

later, he raised his eyes, his voice trembling but deliberate, each word etched in

bloodshot gaze, her body shaking. "Y-you... You couldn't

pressed in, his eyes

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I never touched you.

She shrank back, silent.

How did

The

a tradition

on New Year's Eve-they'd

late

together.

planned to pull an all-nighter

dramatic sigh, "Fine, fine, we won't stay up all night. But at