The Ex-Wife's Deal with the Devil

's golden boy, Liam Tate,

r more of what they had to say about me. Probably insults and degrading words to throw at my nam

itting across from me inside the luxury car, her face glued to her tablet once agai

She began, tapping and swiping on

dn't answer the question, and because I

e's getting married then he deserves a

out to marry is me, th

ht glimpses of men dressed in black guar

where?" I ask again, pressing my forehead aga

marrying into the Frantz family, reporters ar

ry rifles seemed to be excessive. Liam's crazy fans were still out to get me, but

inted out as she set her

he tremors of my legs more obvious. While the

diately blurted out an answer, "I jus

pure white roses, then

" she

is a symbol

earing one either, especially when Liam

filled the long silence

good at making sure everything goes his way. He won't let anything ruin this day, if that is what you'r

entence, so I was not entirely

nce more, feeling my heart pound

r

out him made my

verything about him

my eyes, "Maybe that isn't so bad. You're no

I'm pr

was softer, "Arlo cares about you, I wouldn't say that just to keep you from running away once yo

at tightened before I could utter a sound. A

was r

d with unexpected gentleness while the girls who harmed me screamed in pain in the background. Throughout m

iving cont

ople without remorse, but

hat unsettles m

es me so

"Aren't you wondering why your inj

er Arlo treating my injuries from that night,

n was too luxurious that it pulled away all my

aily occurrence. That's why we imported h

I appreciate him doing that for me and I admit it did tug my heartstrings a bit– but my min

ly in the fash

fashion house known for many things bu

crowd grew so deafening that my gaze was pulled away from Kate and out the wind

r lips curving into a kind smile. "Smile Kerri

hten, clutched my bouquet

nd my vision was immediately

g my vision with white that it is impossible to even see where I was going, b

feel to get m

tions Mrs F

re! Smile for

mble of words from the re

s too

de the courthouse, the people jeering

memory crashing over me, my throat burne

th

of him standing at

he stood there, t

Fra

mind my tainted i

elted away. My drumming heartbeat slowed into som

I know it wasn't because of me, but

ouch me, to mock me or reduce me again to that broken woman they feasted on. He

e may be a devil, he will neve

stead of shrinking like I always

rs erupt from the audience, a ripple

embling, disgraced woman d

ed in the most expensive silk and crowned with luxurious jewelry