My stepsister's fiance and I

e couldn't believe she would go that far. Unsure whether to let g

cé was giving her. His protectiveness warmed her heart, an

unsettled Celeste. There was something in

e's always been jealous of me, ever since we

s fallen in with the wrong crowd-smoking, drinking, even dr

ed on Zoe, as if they were th

led, her temper rising at their vicious lies. She tried to p

mbling back a few s

't help but recall how those hands had once roamed her body, ignitin

ward her. She brought her lips to his ear and whispered, so only he could hear,

y intimate, almost as if they were lovers again

ay she could still provoke him. Without a word, he r

out what Zoe could have possibly whisp

t did she say, darling?" she aske

way he'd ever reveal their past to

ossessively to Dorian's arm, she spat, "No matter what you do, Zoe, Dorian is m

he same man who had spent countless nights tangled in her sheets now sto

muttered, her voice d

launt their twisted version of happiness. Without another

with this. Do

ari, and slammed the door shut. With a swift turn o

ping it around her face as memories of the confrontation swirled in her m

.

where the streets were empty even

sion, but it was hers, and here, she found pe

named "Leafy," slithered toward her, flicking its

from the fridge. She curled up under a fuzzy blanket o

, revealing a sliver of skin as she mad

rustration, and something she couldn't quite name. Turning the water pressure to full, she im

she felt refreshed, determined to le

ed to pamper herself with a face mask, re

sed the front door,

t was past ten. Who would

hadn't scheduled any ap

ne, she made sure to keep protection close by-a

grip steady, and pointed it

nding-angry, relentless pounding. Wh

hrough the peephole, wanting to see

t skippe

as D

ge, his veins bulging as he

familiar, yet filled with anger. Unable to tell i

ue, but before he could speak, the cold barrel

his stormy eyes. "You know I have ever

ead, Dorian grabbed the gun and pointed it at his own head.

fore she could react, Dorian lifted her off

you're doing?!" she yelled