Chapter 107

Briony stared at Irwin, unable to believe what she was hearing.

Until today, it had never even crossed her mind that the boy she'd poured her heart into raising could turn on her so fiercely.

It had only been a few weeks. How could he have changed so completely?

"I hate you! I never want you to be my mom again!"

Irwin screamed the words, then turned to bolt for the door-

"Irwin!"

Stewart's brow furrowed as he reached out and caught his son by the arm.

little kitten inside yelped and

threw himself into Stewart's

doesn't love me anymore! Dad, I hate her! She doesn't love me at all!" Stewart stooped to pick Irwin up, then fixed Briony with a dark, reproachful stare. His handsome face was clouded with anger, and his voice was sharp. "Briony, Irwin just got out of the hospital and the first thing he wanted to do was buy you a gift to cheer you up. He did it because he loves you. If you

A wave of heat and pain rose from her chest, burning all the way to her

trembling, her slender frame barely able to hold itself

Bitterness. But underneath it all, a deep,

Why should she have to

husband and his mistress. She hadn't thrown a fit or made a scene-she'd just asked for a divorce, wanting nothing more than to leave that twisted "family" behind and

given enough, compromised enough. So why couldn't they

did they want

face was ghostly pale, her breaths coming faster

her jaw to keep from lashing out,

actually said! He told her the kitten could take Grandma Julia's place. That's Briony's mother! No one can

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