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

was empty-devoid of the warm supper that was once

of welcome.

days when Deirdre would curl into

of the couch at night, waiting for hours to see him

way her face used to light up gingerly, her bashful

and the way she sidled up to him sheepishly

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

Fuller. That son of a b*tch had replaced him in her heart, and

been more livid in his life.

had sworn that she loved him with all her heart. Ha! Was

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

and stormed upstairs. He then shoved

open.

soundly asleep,

out of

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

display of terror burned away any shred

under him. Deirdre’s face

flailed her arms, putting up as much of

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

she shuddered in a rage. “I owe you nothing! We’re nothing! There’s nothing between us-and I’m only here because you forced

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