viev

ajar. I pushed it open and the sound of laughter-her laughter, light and carefree-sp

natz, his arm wrapped protectively around her, whispering something in her ear tha

hat I, the woman who shared his bed and was

Ignatz's face tightened with ann

ce sharp. "I thought yo

I looked at Everleigh, whose smile was now

using that placating tone he used when he wanted me to fold. "Everleigh is fee

To put me in a box until h

walked into the guest bedroom, closing the door behind me. I heard his low m

aked open. Ignatz slipped insi

e sat on the edge of the bed. "It was all too much, too fast. But we'll be fine. Onc

baby was gone. The casual cruelty of

from the living room. "I

ull of concern. He gave my shoulder a quick, dismissive squeeze and the

d into my kitchen to find them acting like a happy domestic couple. Ignatz was a

hen Ignatz turned his back to grab a

"He told me. He said you trapped him. He's with me because he has ambition. My un

rming in my stomach. She was laying

stumbling. "Oh!" she cried out, grabbing her stomach as she

miling a moment before, contorted into a mask

. "What the fuck is wrong with you?" he roared, his

nter, pain shooting through my lower back, before sliding to the floor. My

re. And I had to