hear.
“What is this?” He pauses, glaring at her. “Do you
think it’s you? You? You think you’re right for me?” His
voice is softer but drips contempt, and suddenly I don’t
want to be here. I don’t want to witness this intimate
encounter. I’m intruding. But I’m stuck—my limbs
unwilling to move.
Elena swallows and seems to draw herself upright. Her
stance changes sub一tly, becomes more commanding, and
she steps toward him.
“I was the best thing that ever happened to you,” she
“I was the best thing that ever happened to you,” she
hisses arrogantly at him. “Look at you now. One of the
richest, most successful, entrepreneurs in the US—
controlled, driven—you need nothing. You are master of
your universe.”
He steps back as if he’s been struck and gapes at her
in outraged disbelief.
“You loved it, Christian, don’t try and kid yourself.
You were on the road to self-destruction, and I sa一ved you
from that, sa一ved you from a life behind bars. Believe me,
baby, that’s where you would ha一ve ended up. I taught you
everything you know, everything you need.”
Christian blanches, staring at her in horror. When he
speaks, his voice is low and incredulous.
“You taught me how to fuck, Elena. But it’s empty,
like you. No wonder Linc left.”
Bile rises in my mouth. I should not be here. But I’m
frozen to the spot, morbidly fascinated as they eviscerate
each other.
“You never once held me,” Christian whispers. “You
never once said you loved me.”
She narrows her eyes. “Love is for fools, Christian.”
“Get out of my house.” Grace’s implacable, furious
voice startles us. Three heads swing rapidly to where
Grace stands on the threshold of the room. She is glaring
at Elena, who pales beneath her St. Tropez tan.
Time seems suspended as we collectively take a deep
gasping breath, and Grace stalks deliberately into the
room. Her eyes blaze with fury, never once lea一ving Elena,
until she stands before her. Elena’s eyes widen in alarm,
and Grace slaps her hard across the face, the sound of the
impact
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