while shooting a vicious glare at the man who had shown up out

yes gave nothing away, cold and unreadable, l

Meagan, each step loud and

tep back. Her chest tightened

her this man wasn't just a

before crossing us again. You and your sister were lucky we let you stay a

's arm, Meaga

them go. Let them stay? That hou

stol, just for a second, before it disappeared

s this

saw his face-handsome as hell, rough around the edges

eamed danger-Arabella had n

bolted-anyone wit

was calm and low, but there was a ch

r. "You're the one who p

ou're quick. Grab your

ws drew togeth

y, showing up with m

his is Mr. Asher Gordon. His father and your dad served together in the military. Before his father passed away, he asked Mr.

nce, the icy calm... the way he m

threatening now, but just closed off, like

t anything to back that

s pocket and pulled o

ms-one was definitely her father.

ong moment before replyi

umbers," Asher replied

t. His WhatsApp display w

h, hers was

le coincidence

ick Powell, Mr. Gordon's right hand. Reach o

ave a nod.

ed off, and Arabella made h

bodyguards appeared at the door-

isy clean up-changing her into fresh clothes and gently w

igarette burns covering Daisy's

her homemade cream onto the wounds. Then, wit

to Daisy while she was gone, so she ha

saw made her sic

at Daisy was thrown out of her own be

ster Arabella remembere

multiple part-time jobs, only to

during her very first semester, she ended up with a broken leg. She was studyin

r, Elissa Tucker, was in the same class. Arabella's

eated like hired help, scrubbing floors, cooking me

he same lie. "I'm doing fine. Don't worry

s vision

aunt's family was thriving. Their business had taken o

was famous and popular in the college. Meagan was rubbing shoulders with

ammed her fist against the table

rked for... had only served to

worn to protect had suffered