“Why would you say such a thing?” she seriously didn’t understand where such acrimony was coming from.
“Because I figured you out,” was his reply.
Melody felt her world open under her feet.
She wasn’t smart like a genius, but she knew he was referring to her relation to Equilay. She saw it in his eyes. He hated her for not telling him she was his sister-in-law.
“Let me explain,” she tried to grab his hand, but he was quicker and grabbed hers, squeezing so hard that she stirred uncomfortably. “You’re hurting me...”
“You think so? You don’t know what hurt is yet.”
“Timothy...”
“No,” he said and released her. His green eyes were pure steel, looking at her, cold and hateful. She almost burst into tears, she understood that he despised her, but she didn’t deserve that. “Ready to orde
