Tracy smirked as she stepped closer, circling Kate and Alex like a predator. “Why are you still with this lowlife man? I heard he even beat up Mason—the man who was supposed to change your life!”
Kate’s chest tightened, but she forced herself to meet Tracy’s gaze. “Who I marry is none of your business. Can’t you just leave me alone?”
Tracy’s smile widened, cruel and sharp. “I’m telling you this for your own good. That poor soldier can’t give you anything. Right from high school, you always pick the wrong choices… and somehow, you’re still doing it. Can’t you ever learn?”
Kate’s hands curled into fists at her sides. “None of it is your business, Tracy.”
Tracy let her eyes roam over Alex, sneering. “Just look at him. How he’s dressed. Pathetic.”
That was the spark. Kate’s fury ignited l
