The Serpent's Kiss: A Wife's Revenge

the hospital bed, a

eira, wiping her fake tear

e. I had been watching

ut of the hospital, ignoring the doctor's

ked into my room was the large,

ee handsome brothers surrounding me, their

family. A perfe

wall. The glass shattered, splintering

a museum o

telescope from Brett. A first-edition book of poetr

tament to a love I o

eper appeared in the doorway, her eyes

, sweeping my arm to indicate

you always cherished these things. You tol

once for accidentally chipping a porcelain d

. "Take whatever you and the othe

nd, thanking me profusely as they filled boxes with desig

in the middle of my now-barren room. He

his tone condescendingly gentle.

constant, throbbing remi

gry," I said, my voice

ame to make it up to yo

designer. "It's the new season's limit

eeing it on Keira's arm just last w

gerously sweet. "Did you take it from Keira after she

in shock. He quic

he wanted you to have it. She

aid. "You ca

ing flustered

my hand pressed to my side. I was

splaced a gift from them, they would turn the house

er woman's cast-offs as an

eyes, Andrew burst into the ro

he demanded,

hat?" I ask

ave taken it?" he snarled, his eyes scanning the emp

uch hatred, as if he w

tight with fury. "The one Kei

a cheap, silver-plated thing Keira had w

pt it in a velvet-lined box on his desk,

ched m

your stupid b

would it