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.
Stewart's arms and
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
wave of heat and pain rose
there, trembling, her slender frame
yes. Bitterness. But underneath it all, a deep, gnawing sense of
should she have to endure all
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
enough, compromised enough. So why couldn't they just let
they want
ghostly pale, her breaths
her jaw to keep from lashing out, felt a twinge of
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