Miss Josefina: Nobody's Princess

Brandon already had an idea. "Bennett, Josie did me a solid. Go get her a little something, will you?"

Bennett asked, "Sir, what sort of gift should I get?"

Brandon rarely gave out gifts. Ever since Oliver came back, Brandon's marriage with his wife, Minerva, had been on the rocks, and they'd been living apart for years. Minerva had moved abroad and hadn't returned for years. They hadn't even gotten around to filing for divorce.

Without much thought, Brandon blurted out, "Clothes, handbags, jewelry-whatever you see fit. Money's no object, so splurge on the expensive stuff."

Hadn't all his gifts to Josefina so far been along those lines? If girls like them, then buy them.

"Understood, sir. I'll have someone take care of it right away," said Bennett as he whipped out his cell phone to send out the instructions.

Keep it simple. Also, give Rowan this message: if that boy embarrasses me, I'll skin him alive. If push comes to shove, break his legs. Can't cause trouble if

of helplessness in

Rowan lived. Rowan was drowning his sorrows in booze, with a

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want to. It's none of your business! Go to bed and

came in. Quickly, she said, "Rowan, stop drinking. Oliver's

halted his boozing, seized a bottle, and hurled it at Oliver, shattering it to pieces on

stood still, unfazed. Surveying the broken glass,

He picked up another bottle and smashed it too, filling the air with

in the crossfire. The shards of glass would

at Oliver. The

tried to mediate, "Can't you both just calm down a

Oliver and