d the horizon when the peace of t
n stairs, her high heels sta
basket. It was piled high with her silk dresses, delicate blou
issa's bedroom doo
latch, weakened by rust, gave way, and the door
d like a gunshot in
ge of her bed, slowly stretc
flinch. She simply stopped s
flat, and complete
heavy laundry basket right at Alissa's feet. A
her chest, her perfectly glo
her voice dripping with entitlement. "Vacation is over. Wash these. By
a sister, but as a stray dog
at the basket. Sh
pounds lighter, but as she straightened her spine,
rectly into Ains
nd she delivered a
N
g in the air, he
literally stuttered, un
ed her pathetic sister's lips. Alissa was su
h shock, which instantly boi
ked, her voice cracking. "
's fresh, cherry-red manicure, then back up to her face.
low, and dripping with venom. "Your husband's arms aren'
flushed a viole
little bitch!" A
ke came
ssa was
shot up like a
t block.
t reached the lowest point of its arc, Alissa's fingers darted out. She didn't squeeze with a vice-like grip; she precis
omentum violently halted by t
ainst the outside of Ainsley's elbow, creating a brutal fulcrum. She twisted her hips and applied
ng pain shot u
e was forced to bend over, her perfect posture crumbling a
in, tears of genuine sho
e. Her face was inche
demonic hum, "try to put your hands on me aga
Alissa released the joint and
s. She slammed hard into the doorframe, clutching her rapidly s
down at the
Instead, she slid the toe of her worn sneaker under the bottom edge of the plastic bask
ed everywhere, tumbling out of the doorway and r
Ainsley, who was tre
" Alissa
bled backward into the hallway, slip
andle and slammed it shut
and twisted it until it clicked. For good measure, she grabbed the heavy
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