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

of welcome.

Deirdre

of the couch at night, waiting for hours to see

used to light

into the house, and the way she sidled up to him sheepishly and asked if he was hungry.

in, and he felt

had

never been more livid in

she loved him with all her heart. Ha! Was

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

to the floor and stormed

open.

already soundly asleep, but the

out of her slumber.

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

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

under him.

up as much

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

pieces, and she shuddered in

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