“Miss Grant, please…” she cried. “I never wanted to come between you two! If my existence upsets you so much, I’ll disappear…”
Something snapped cleanly inside me.
I turned slowly.
Very slowly.
“The only reason I haven’t slapped you yet,” I said quietly, “is because basic human decency is still hanging onto my last nerve.”
My eyes locked onto hers.
Cold enough to cut.
“But keep touching me again and we’ll see how long that lasts.”
Silence dropped instantly.
Then…
Her heel twisted dramatically.
Her body lurched backward.
Another performance.
Another fall.
Like clockwork.
Harrison moved instantly to catch her.
But this time…
His shoulder slammed into me hard.
Too hard.
Pain exploded through my side as my balance disappeared completely.
The world tilted violently.
Then…
