the Wheeler Mansion

y standing by the front door

stepped through the door and grabbed her wrists. They

s cane, his face twisted in anger. "You ungrateful g

tting ready to slap her, but a sudden

e sound, Leanna glanced towa

here, watching the

se he had spent the last few days stresse

to make himself look like a go

s essentially a paperweight without Leanna's sketch

eanna, drop the act. Just walk down the aisle with me, and I

op trying to gaslight me. You're the one who cheated right in front of my face.

yelled, his face tu

ting video going viral had forced him to

ars of being together with Leanna that her c

Emilio bellowed, raising his hand

teeth with total conviction. "I don't care if you kill me

split second, Emilio felt like he was looking

ck me up or hit me all you want! It won'

shifted just enough to reveal a fresh, dark con

im. He didn't actually have any feelings for Leanna, but the thou

d, his voice shaking as he struggle

already given herself to someone else

a soft, mocking laugh. "You went out and found someone else, so I

she tilted her head. "Are you still so eag

ks are real! Who would even want you? No decent man would even glance in your directio

aughed again, though her eyes re

replied in a perfectly steady tone. "

d, the words knocking th

sing his hand to strike her across the f

entrance before his hand could make c

powerful presence that it felt like th

anna, his expression impossib

, shifting his focus towar

tomach the moment he realized h

he scrambled to take back his words.

took to make Carl shut his mou

scared of the man approaching them that

and kept a firm, protective hand on

s room?" he asked in a relaxed voice that s

figure out why this stranger felt so f

alized that this newcomer was someone the Wheel

. Did you do that?" Emilio as

y answered, not even flinc

ly show up. All that gutsy energy she had gathered

, with sharp features and piercing eyes that made

way. She couldn't help it; her legs still

since "his uncle" walked in. Carl looked completely humbled

She started to wonder if she'd accidentally

ore powerful than she'd guessed? Still, he was exa

nt in his eyes. "So, my dear 'nephew,' you got

" was enough to make Carl st