was a low snap as he caught

ne loo

mple pale blue t-shirt under an unbuttoned red-and-white striped shirt, the tails

lucent. It made her eyes-dark, depthless, unreadable-seem even more sta

one of us,

is tone was gentler than the rest of the family's. Afte

ight bag a stark contrast to the piles of luggage t

vanished, replaced by a mask of wide-eyed, innoce

nt her a glance. She st

, her long lashes falling as she put on a wounded expression. Her pale face

's cane slammed against the floor. "Kat

er head to shake it weakly, biting her lip as if defending Ainsley. "Gr

rmance wa

d woman's face spelled contempt. "Just as I thought. No Thomas by blood. Raised

ton's voice wa

t a bank card with practiced magnanimit

ted to believe he was being generous. "Take it. For when you get to

secured a major government development project. A c

some small town now, she would n

he was concerned,