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“I did not!” Elsa’s voice cracked, anger and panic twisting her face into something grotesque. She would never admit such a thing-especially not here. Pride ran in her bones; she hated playing the pitiful victim. But she couldn’t let her future in-laws, her would- be grandparents, believe she was some vicious, selfish slut. So she…

“James,” Zoey instructed softly, “her hands are sore. Roll a warm boiled egg over them when you’re home, or put some ointment on? “I will,” James answered, already planning to. Zoey sighed, stroking Lily’s hand with pity. “What a grievance you’ve suffered tonight. All Simon’s fault- dragging every stray cat and dog into this house,…

Mary’s lip curled in disgust. She slapped her again, even harder. “Not on purpose? Don’t tell me Lily forced you to sneak up behind her and shove her! Even that idiot Simon wouldn’t believe such garbage. Elsa, you are truly sickening!” The sight of Elsa’s swollen, pitiful face only fueled Mary’s fury. Thinking of that…

Simon found himself staring, entranced, forgetting even to pull her away from Elsa. “Simon… it hurts… save me…” Elsa’s agonized cries shattered his daze. Reality slammed back into him. Shame scorched through him. How could he, even for a moment, find her beautiful while she brutalized his cherished Elsa? Fury overtook him. He charged forward,…

When no one invited her to dinner, Elsa’s eyes darkened. She noticed the two priceless bracelets on Lily’s wrist. Before, Mary had treated her decently. She had once accidentally seen that red jade bracelet in Mary’s jewelry box. It was said Jamie had spent a fortune to win it at auction. If Mary had given…

Dennis had already been fuming when his foolish grandson dragged that pretentious slut Elsa into the house. But when Simon went so far as to spout nonsense about James impregnating another woman-deliberately stirring trouble between James and Lily-it was the last straw. He shot Simon a glare sharp enough to cut. “James is a good…

The three Ginger brothers bore bruises of their own, their faces marred by the fight. She lifted her swollen, blotched face toward them, sobbing breathlessly. “I was wrong. I shouldn’t have offended Lily. But if she hadn’t stolen my place, my life, I wouldn’t have suffered so much. She ruined me, and I just lashed…