The Ex-Wife's Burning Elegance

Aurora had been forced to run for her life, utterly humiliated—so why should Stella

get off scot-free?

He wanted nothing more than to terrify Stella, to send her running in panic, her

composure shattered. He wanted her to carry this shameful stain for the rest of

her life.

But Stella’s reaction had caught him completely off guard.

She was tougher than most men he’d ever met.

Even with a gun pointed at her, Stella remained far calmer than any man would

have managed.

Sellers’ voice yanked him out of his thoughts.

“What, nothing? Don’t tell me she just fainted from sheer terror like some helpless

damsel?”

Sellers had witnessed Leonard’s methods before and knew just how ruthless he

could be. A woman like Stella wouldn’t last five minutes in Leonard’s hands.

But Leonard was nothing like him.

He’d grown up in the Burton family, and under Mr. Burton’s influence, they rarely

resorted to truly vicious tactics.

Leonard, on the other hand, was a different breed entirely.

To secure his place as head of the family, Leonard had done unspeakable things

—his reputation for cruelty was so fierce that even Sellers was wary of crossing

him.

was no paragon

woman who’d managed to earn Leonard’s hatred was doomed

fate—no one doubted that.

Burton, Sellers couldn’t get involved directly.

perfect way to both

his own grudge.

for Stella not

that she’d simply

here I thought she was something

dreams of replacing Aurora? She should take a hard

herself first...”

cut short by Leonard’s

cunning than I expected. No

a blow

in surprise.

cool and measured. “When I pointed a gun at her, she

even beg for mercy. In fact, she

he was

You know, sometimes you mistake

caught what Sellers was

my flaws, but being an idiot isn’t

changed tack. “So, you’re telling me

even admit to what she

even lower. “I called her

to get Haynes to take the

Haynes had said during their

brow furrowing deeper

William’s family actually

story, things

murmured.

popular, as long as

the Williams

to be

simply