dress and turned back suddenly to face

mered, looking him

but this time, it wasn't roman

trembling. Please, no more nauseating surpri

ing the money I had just given him on the center table. "I'

ing on his clot

mean, son?

my brother, Hardin. You won't get in trouble," h

he is dead. Others say he left his family to go start his own company in anoth

ed to believe that it was a coincidence and Hardin never spoke about hi

to such an angel now, would I?" He touched my nose

. "Thanks for the generous pay," he said sarcastically

e first place. I really just needed some water to dri

" I was starting to feel dis

the abyss. I couldn't get the thought out of my head, no

nder!" I whispered exci

th his own brother. What will people say? "He

who just left the room. He's

I feel bett

away. It didn't. It just combined with the pain I felt from the

y. The fact that nobody came lo

o eat. Ever since dad's finances started dwindling, we got litt

with a cold glass of milk to ease the heada

long Xander and I kept going, but it seemed

hen stool, eating

w? I couldn't let them ge

ffed my face in it. Cake always makes everything better fo

rst and decide tomorrow, wh

o get to my bedroom, I was welcomed by a group of people partyi

me around. I had no friends here, and that's

ked so stunning in her dress in a way that her flat

the promises Har

me, and I wanted the earth to

e so mad. I would have heard everything happen from a

leave when a hand g

ave this

This man seems to

ardin and Beth. He lifted his hand, holding a handkerchief. H

in his palm, and he brought his lips to mine. As his lips br

d in my head, trying to get myself out

shouted. "Get your filthy hands off my wife." He c

o you mean, your wife? You seem to be a