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 broke down
got out of the hospital and the first thing he wanted to do was buy you a gift to
in her throat. A wave of heat and pain rose from her chest,
there, trembling, her slender frame barely able to
underneath it
should she have to endure
for five years, 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 "family" behind and live her
enough. So why couldn't they just let her
they want
face was ghostly pale, her breaths
jaw to keep from lashing out, felt a
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