Chapter 18

Claire’s eyes burned with hatred.

“Nathan’s a perfectionist about his grooming he’d never leave stubble in his razor,” I said softly. “You planted that evidence, didn’t you?”

“When he showed me those gloves I’d given him, everything clicked. He might have betrayed me, but he’d never use something I made as a bathroom prop.”

“You spotted me following that day. So you staged it all the stubble, the scarf, the lingerie carefully arranged on the

bed.”

“Then you saw my car and put on your little show. How pathetically desperate.”

I met her unhinged stare. “Your greed ruined everything. If you hadn’t tried to manipulate me with that shaving setup, you could’ve kept playing house in the shadows. You got greedy, Claire. That’s on you.”

Suddenly there was a blur of motion – Nathan’s hands wrapping around Claire’s throat.

killed my parents and now you’ve taken Emma from me! You’re poison – I’ll kill

back as she went limp.

rushed in, struggling to

completely unraveled. “I’ll

feet, gasping

shrieked. “She’s the one who

deserves to die!”

on me, something feral in her eyes. “Everything will

A flash of metal in her

“Emma!”

between us. The

moment, everything stopped. A dark stain bloomed across his white shirt like spilled wine. He looked down, almost puzzled, then back at me. His eyes were surprisingly clear.

I’ll miss our court date,” he whispered, trying for that

crumpled like a marionette with cut strings.

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