When Love Breaks by Jack

Alaric believed his reasoning was solid, and for a moment, it seemed Bryant agreed, nodding with an air of neutrality, “Well said.”

Just as Alaric began to relax, Bryant’s expression darkened, and with a crushing motion, he extinguished his fiery red cigarette butt, “Breaking one of your legs should square us.” “Wait, what?”

Alaric was quick to clasp around his leg, pleading, “Mr. Ferguson, I was wrong! I got carried away, please spare me…”

His leg injury from that mishap in Old Creek hadn’t fully healed, and now he was risking another!

Realizing pleading with Bryant was futile, he turned to York, “Cousin, please, help me out here…”

“You had it coming.”

Without waiting for Bryant to react, York ordered his men to haul Alaric away.

Nadine’s face turned ghostly pale as she sensed the stark divisions within this world!

Alaric could easily manipulate her.

But in Bryant’s presence, he was less than a dog.

The commotion drained Bryant of any remaining interest, and as he stood to leave, he paused to glance at Nadine in the corner, his expression softening for a moment. He instructed York, “Take care of her.”

“Will do.”

and working together just as long, York knew exactly

was safe from Alaric, the

had her transferred to the BlessedCare Medical Facility, putting

could offer, they would

day, as Bryant stepped into his office,

“What’s this?” Bryant inquired.

next Wednesday,” Kevin handed it over, “She’s waiting at the reception for your reply.

glance at the invitation; the mention of Bella’s

what drew the

scoffed, “Are you advising me, or is it the other

I’ll deliver

beat a

…

Old Creek, Cloud Villas.

Ferguson would attend, catching Bella in the midst of her baking frenzy at

“Good.”

cranberries into the dough, “What about Lorna?

“Nothing.”

Our guys managed to cut

her bedroom and found it suspiciously clean,

sparked Bella’s suspicion, thinking Summer might have known something was up. Delving deeper with Ivy, they