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

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

of welcome.

when Deirdre would curl

the edge of the couch at night, waiting for

over. Gone was the way her face used

sidled up to him sheepishly and asked if he was hungry.

acute pang assaulted Brendan’s chest. His chest caved in, and he felt suffocated. In his mind, there was only one devil to

f*cking Fuller. That son of a b*tch had replaced him

more livid

she loved him with all her heart. Ha! Was this the extent of her

dirt-cheap that any random man

and stormed upstairs. He then

open.

soundly asleep, but

out of

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

terrified. That display of terror burned away

lunged for her and pinned her under him. Deirdre’s face paled. “What are you doing?!”

her arms, putting up

she 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 think I brought you here just so

nightgown was in pieces, and she shuddered in a rage. “I owe

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