Briony stared at Irwin, unable to believe what she was hearing.

Until today, it had never even crossed her mind that the boy she'd poured her heart into raising could turn on her so fiercely.

It had only been a few weeks. How could he have changed so completely?

"I hate you! I never want you to be my mom again!"

Irwin screamed the words, then turned to bolt for the door-

"Irwin!"

Stewart's brow furrowed as he reached out and caught his son by the arm.

Irwin's pet carrier tumbled to the floor. The little kitten inside yelped and fluffed up in alarm.

threw himself into Stewart's arms and broke down

doesn't love me at all!" Stewart stooped to pick Irwin up, then fixed Briony with a dark, reproachful stare. His handsome face was clouded with anger, and his voice was sharp. "Briony, Irwin just got out of the hospital and the first thing he wanted to do was buy

pain rose

there, trembling, her slender frame barely

Bitterness. But underneath it all, a deep, gnawing sense

Why should she have to

only to be told he was the son of her husband and his mistress. She hadn't thrown a fit or made a scene-she'd just asked for a divorce, wanting nothing more than to leave that twisted

enough, compromised enough. So why couldn't they

more did they want from

her breaths coming

clench her jaw to keep from lashing out, felt a twinge of

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