Williamsburg hit Flo

ly. Hot tears spilled over her eyelashes, blurring the streetlights into glow

legs easily ca

shoulders. The heavy fabric, carrying the heat of hi

. She turned to face

t her wet cheeks. "I shouldn't have brought you her

cupped her face. His thumbs gently wiped the

" Josiah said. His voice was a low, rough w

he closed her eyes, letting hi

dness in her chest evaporated, inst

She turned around, staring back at

ping to a deadly calm. "I am not

rm. "Flora, let it g

s own plans to destroy Grant, plans that in

He called you a parasite. I'm going to

ght back to the restaurant. She pushed t

der his breath a

laughing, trying to play off the

lew open, slamming viol

he doorway. Her

rust fund," Flora continued, taking a confident step into the c

from the senior nursing staff who had worked there for decades. She had meticulously matched their rumors with

ds to the room. "Let's talk about the three million dollars your wife's father wired you to save your failing fi

ps. People stared at Grant, their

ed in his forehead. He let out a feral roar and l

ver m

f Flora. He moved with te

re, towering over Grant. His eyes were dead, fla

e was barely above a whisper, but it cut through the heavy silence of the room like a razor blade. "Take one

all. Grant froze mid-step, his breathing ragged, his eyes wide with sudden, suffocating panic as he realized his

t them back in her purse. She

" Flora said proudly, looking at the silent room.

om started clapping. Slow, mo

walked out, Josia

ctly straight. Ther

treetlights caught the fierce, beautiful determination

" Flora asked, glancing at h

ooked down into her eyes and

o sat in the black sedan. He pressed the stop