A few steps up, Marcus heard a faint sound in the corner. When he reached that corner, he discovered Shera sitting on the steps, hugging her knees.

She lifted her head as though his footsteps had just caught her attention.

“Marcus,” she called.

Marcus furrowed his brow.

“What’s wrong?”

“I rushed downstairs and missed a step. I banged my knee on the vase.

It really hurts,” Shera explained, pointing at the blue and white porcelain in the corner.

me back upstairs? My knee is swollen.” Shera rolled

retrieved his phone and stated, “I’ll give Lily a call to assist you in returning to your

women were present this time, Shera

for his phone to call Lily, Shera

afternoon, and I don’t want

attempt, however, didn’t yield the

show compassion

‘s L I B R A R

was skilled at using tricks like pretending to sprain her ankle or feigning injuries to garner the attention of

why did it not

was that Rhea’s ploy might have succeeded with other men,

I’ll do my best to get upstairs,” Shera

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