Shattered Illusions: Love, Lies, and Redemption

Chapter 94

Lucian nodded at Remington, “Remi, Liz took a hit. I’m gonna take her inside first.”

He made to step forward, but Remington’s long legs had already closed the distance, stepping right in front of Lucian, blocking his path.

The man’s face was calm, but his eyes in the night were deep, like a treacherous sea lurking with danger.

*Liz? She’s your sister–in–law!”

His voice was deep as he reached out to take Lizetta from Lucian.

Almost instinctively, Lizetta ducked her head into Lucian’s chest to hide. She didn’t want to face Remington right

now.

Seeing him just reminded her of how he was all cozied up with Evelina, when she was feeling her most vulnerable.

Her dodging move turned Remington’s handsome face cold as ice in an instant. His voice carried a flame of anger, “Lizetta, get it straight who your husband is!”

He forcefully took Lizetta from Lucian’s arms, and Lucian, worried about her getting hurt again, let go.

Frowning, he said to Remington, “Remi, Lizetta ran into some trouble tonight.”

mugged and how she got hurt. But Lizetta thought Lucian was going to spill the beans to Remington, and she

He’s busy

the sharp tone in her voice, one that seemed to draw a clear line between them, and he let

fell straight to the ground; she wobbled, only to be steadied by

and walked away, leaving her behind to enter

Keeping him in the dark about something this big, he’s gonna blow his top when he

“Lucian, help me, and he won’t find out!”

but Lucian kept on trying to convince her, “Remi’s not the hot–headed teenager he used

“Lucian, are you refusing to

but terror, and yet she thought that she couldn’t

just like he did back then, his hands stained with blood. So she

thinking, and she didn’t hold back at all when she fought back. In

indifferent

trouble, Remington was with Evelina, while the Remington

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