Semua Bab He Chose His Step Mother, I Chose His Uncle: Bab 151 - Bab 160

"To be honest," I say, meeting Sydney's skeptical gaze, "I don't actually have a specific objective in mind. I brought you here primarily because my mother has been calling me three times a day asking to see us. I figured it was time to kill two birds with one stone." I let out a long breath, liste

The elevator ride down from the attic feels like a descent into a fever dream. My head is still ringing, and the fragments of those flashbacks are cutting through my consciousness. I saw her, and I’m certain of it. I saw Sydney in a hospital bed, her eyes bandaged, and I was there...standing over

The grill is hissing, the sun is beating down on the patio, and I am seconds away from losing my mind if the staff doesn't move faster. I turn toward the kitchen door, smoothing my hair back with one hand while the other rests on my hip. "Hurry up with those buffalo wings and the buns!" I bark at o

My focus, or what’s left of it, is on Riley. He's darting across the grass, his small face lit up with a grin as I toss the ball, a soft, underhand lob. He catches it, giggles, and brings it back. "Again, Deckard! Again!" I throw it again and he runs to catch it and then throws it back. I throw it

I’m nursing a lukewarm cup of coffee when one of the maids approaches, her eyes apologetic as she holds out a plain, cream-colored envelope. "This just arrived for you, Miss Sterling," she says softly. I take it, my fingers tracing the heavy cardstock. There’s no return address, no flashy logo—jus