the butler without looking at him. His dark eyes scanned the entrance hall. He saw Irena standing t

ears instantly flooded her eyes. She grabbed Peggy's han

are home. Irena is out of control. She broke Peggy's favorite doll yesterd

re red. She looked genuinely scared. The hard lines ar

ess vanished. His eyes turned into sharp blades. He alway

take it out on a six-year-old?" Evertt's voice was low, but it ca

changed quick, nervous glances. They al

ectly steady. She did not cross her arms defensi

t sounded like she was reading a weather report. "From two o'clock

econd. She let the w

nfirm this." Irena shifted her gaze to Jada. A cold smile touched the corners of her mouth. "So

in the hall

, her high heels scraping against the floor. "I... I must have mixed up the days," Jada

ce. He saw the physical signs of a liar caught in a tra

sure radiating from his body was terrifying. Jada s

His voice was dangerously quiet. "If you cannot teach your daughter to tel

to toe. "Evertt, please, I am sorry. I wa

She felt completely bored. She had no intere

on both of them. Her heels clicked against the marble as

flared in his chest. He expected her to gloat. He expected her to look at him and demand an a

second floor. The only sound left in the

He turned to the head butler. "Have security escort Jada and her daughter back

eads. They suddenly realized the you

thought about the look in Irena's eyes. It was

begged to stay in this house, had vanished. This new vers

eeded to understand what had changed. The woman he thoug