urled, Kristina reacted as thoug
cked downward, and his hand was forced firmly against the couch.
ng down onto his skull. The shattered glass left a jagged, bloo
e chill of a death angel.
r lips, a furious voice erupted
cross the corridor, still reeling from
really
unexplainable irritation flared in his eyes. "Why did you come somewh
een slightly torn, exposing part of her shoulder. A smear of blood
e gentle, virtuous housewi
stina further, but Mabel cut him off. "Matthew, you only
gside Kristina was none other than Mabel Davies. The Davi
olved around cooking and housework, actua
ves right there on the spot? Kristina
hurried over, anxiously reaching for Alec, whose wrist had been held
ef lapse of focus, Alec managed to jerk himsel
re instantly smeared with blood. Even the pristine white of her dre
a, why aren't you at home at this hour? All you
en Zoe cut in, her voice trembling, "Matthew, my uncle i
out a dramatic groan and allowed his
ward at once and personally helped Alec to his feet
d young heir of the Cooper family now looked thoug
used the fight, nor did he ask
to watch out for the broken gl
gh she did not exist while
him. What kind of man behaves like that? You might as well
y, her gaze steady and calm. "Let them go. People wh
ess to be cleaned up, and before long,
Mabel had ordered lin
the lively energy of the plac
l as dirt. Never guessed she had that kind of temper when nobody's watching. And those strikes were clean and merciless. Nothing like the quiet woman I remembered. But Braeden, your neph
azily toward the scene below, a faint trac
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