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

was safe from Alaric, the mad dog, should he

Bryant had her transferred to the BlessedCare Medical

they would provide as

day, as Bryant stepped into his office, Kevin

“What’s this?” Bryant inquired.

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

invitation; the mention of Bella’s name was enough for him to

drew the boss’s interest,

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

deliver your response

a

…

Old Creek, Cloud Villas.

of her baking frenzy at the kitchen island,

“Good.”

dough, “What about Lorna? Did Summer notice

“Nothing.”

managed to cut the power

had entered her bedroom and found it suspiciously clean, not a single hair out of place. Even

something was up. Delving deeper with Ivy, they