He looks mad.
He practically hauled me out of the room.
Once the bathroom door clicked shut, Lucas exploded.
“Ashlyn! Explain! Explain yourself now!”
Sister? Madeline Saunders?
Lucas could not hold it together any longer.
Ashlyn regarded him quietly. His inky gaze was clouded over by storm clouds of hostility.
“Lucas, you never asked me about my relationship with Ms. Saunders. You also never asked me if I was her. How is this my fault?”
Ashlyn leaned back against the wall, her enchanting countenance shining with tranquil composure.
His arm held the back of her neck and his voice lowered to a dangerously menacing tone, “Are you blaming me? Are you blaming me for not paying attention to you? Or for not understanding you?”
intention at all,
hiding from me, Ashlyn?”
her neck gripped it tighter. “Don’t
did I make you guess? You’re the one who likes playing games. You’re also the one who sought out
Field is waiting
were suddenly
and had come out looking for her when she saw the
front of the bathroom, she
too well what
bewildered by this
have to admit Lucas had
understand him fairly well. But I’ve never seen him
But isn’t Lucas married?
Could Ashlyn be…
Mrs. Field was dumbfounded.
was pressed against the wall, her face
you have in your heart? First Jared, then the twins, and now Mrs. Field. They all know you better
was driving him up the
I’m only a man.
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