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

warm supper that was

of welcome.

days when Deirdre would

at the edge of the couch at night, waiting for

was the way her face used to

the way she sidled up to him sheepishly

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

had

livid in

her heart. Ha! Was this the extent of her

dirt-cheap that any random man could arouse her

and stormed upstairs.

open.

already soundly asleep, but the

out

even closer to

was terrified. That display of terror burned away any shred of reason Brendan

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

arms, putting up as much

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 you could leech off my

in pieces, and 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 me to!

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