I closed my eyes for a moment, my nails digging deep into my palms.
For two years, I had caught Ronan cheating and made scene after scene. Each time, he watched coldly from the sidelines until I finished venting. Then he offered a few perfunctory words of comfort and sent the women away, as though my pain were a circus act staged for his amusement.
Now Scarlett had dared to reach for my daughter.
"Get your filthy hands away from her."
I crossed the room in my heels, my face like ice, and pulled Lily behind me.
Scarlett's hand froze in the air. Her eyes welled up on cue as she turned to Ronan, who was coming toward us. "Ronan… I just wanted to give the little princess a birthday present. I really didn't mean anything by it…"
Ronan frowned and gave me a reproachful look. "It's Lily's b
