Chapter 41 Saving Herself for Sterling… And Sterling Only

Any other emotions Brendan could have felt had been displaced by unrelenting ire. “God, I’m going home. I’ll see her tomorrow.”

That took Steven by surprise, but he nodded nonetheless. “Shall I drive you home now?”

“No. Pass me the keys. I’ll drive.”

He checked his suit and headed to the parking garage, almost a little too frantically.

His car zipped through the road, tearing through the air like a fired bullet. When he arrived, he immediately scanned the living room. Resentment flitted past his eyes-he had thought that it would at least be lit.

Because that would mean someone was waiting for him to come home. 1

He checked himself. She was blind. Whether a room was lit or not did not matter. He was

sure she would be reclining on the couch, just like she used to. Waiting.

Brendan strode toward the door and pushed

it open.

The living room was completely empty. Even

empty-devoid of the warm supper that was once her staple form

of welcome.

days when Deirdre would curl into

couch at night, waiting for hours to

used to

she sidled up to him sheepishly and

chest caved in, and he felt suffocated. In his mind, there was only one devil to blame.

of a b*tch had replaced him in her

never been more livid

loved him with all her heart. Ha! Was this

Was her love so dirt-cheap that any random man could arouse her supposedly

and

open.

was already soundly asleep, but the

freaked her out

and she tugged her comforter even closer to herself, almost as though it would defend her

of terror burned away

lunged for her and pinned her under him. Deirdre’s face paled. “What are

up as

could to stop him from touching her. Enraged, Brendan locked her arms with a twist of his own, bellowing, “What now, b* tch?! I’m getting my end of the deal-what you owe me! Did you really

and she shuddered in a rage. “I owe you

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