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.

is swollen.” Shera rolled up her

and stated, “I’ll give Lily a call to assist you

present this

reaching for his phone to call Lily, Shera

she’s fast asleep. She’s been exhausted all afternoon, and I don’t want to disrupt

didn’t

show compassion to

E L A ‘s L I B R

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

did it

ploy might have succeeded with other men, but

do my best to get

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