Chapter 4

After the chaotic, mud–slinging fight, a crowd quickly gathered, eager to see how it would all play out.

Kevin struggled to drag Stephanie away from the scene.

Olivia’s face contorted in pain, her eyes brimming with tears as she glanced at Chris. “Chris, I…”

Chris’s face twisted into a mask of rage.

He barked at Kevin, still holding on to Stephanie. “Get her out of here–now!”

Stephanie yanked at Kevin’s grip, but he wasn’t about to let go.

It was the first time he’d realized just how strong she was–he could barely hold her back.

“Come on, Miss Giovanni, let’s go,” Kevin urged.

That’s when Stephanie suddenly remembered something.

“My bag! My bag,” she rushed to say.

The bag she’d used to hit Chris was lying next to him. In a fit of fury, Chris grabbed it and hurled it at her.

Kevin snatched it out of the air just in time, shoving it into Stephanie’s arms. “Got it, let’s go.”

Finally, the chaos started to settle.

Kevin managed to drag Stephanie to the car, planning to take her home, but she wouldn’t have it.

She didn’t want to be anywhere near Chris–or anything related to him–so she drove off by herself.

Chris, still dazed from the blow to his head, stood frozen for a moment.

When his mind finally clicked back into place, his eyes landed on Olivia–her hair a mess and her leg swollen. His anger toward Stephanie flared up even more.

Without hesitation, he scooped Olivia up into his arms. “I’m taking you to the hospital.”

Tears welled up in Olivia’s eyes as she nodded weakly. She looked utterly broken.

rushed to bring the car around.

reached the spot where they’d parked, the car was gone.

car,” Kevin said, his voice

drive Stephanie, but she’d been quick–and now she was gone in the

face darkened

“I’ll grab another car

response, Kevin dashed off–he had to get

Stephanie waited for the light to

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and saw it was a call from

wasting any time. Catlin snapped. ‘Come

her voice flat. “Can’t. I’m busy.”

all, but she knew exactly what Catlin wanted to talk about–and she didn’t want

With what? You haven’t even been trying with Chris”

Catlin’s daughter, but there was no love in the relationship- Catlin didn’t

Olivia to take care of him

brief silence hung

what Catlin was

with Olivia two years ago was still

be sitting in a jail

family were

softened slightly. “That’s all in the past, Stephanie. You

was getting

half–open window let in a sharp gust of wind, and Stephanie felt

almost forgot the cold.

almost died in that car crash.

months in a hospital bed after

Stephanie

crash had been meant to end Stephanie’s life, to make

own mother, was blaming her–the victim

her fault,

her

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