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

anymore! Dad, I hate her! She 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 you a gift to cheer you up. He did it because he loves you. If you can't appreciate that, fine, but did you really have to take

in her throat. A wave of heat and pain rose from her

trembling, her slender frame

it

Why should she have to

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 "family" behind and live her own

she had given enough, compromised enough. So why couldn't they

did they want

was ghostly pale, her

to keep from

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