Had she taken the wrong step?
She remembered the things Kyle said at her house that day—his rage, the way he looked at her like she was garbage. But when he spoke of Candice, there was nothing but tenderness and regret in his eyes. He regretted being with her. He loathed her so much, it made even himself sick.
“Ahhhhhh!”
“I’ll kill you today! Chop you into pieces!”
“From now on, I’ll live in your house, sleep with your man. I’ll find ultimate joy in the ruins of your miserable death. I’ll marry Kyle, have his babies, and live happily ever after! And you—you’ll be nothing but a pile of ash! I refuse to believe I could lose to a pile of ash!”
She screamed hysterically, completely losing control, looking ready to tear Candice apart.
Candice gave a chilling smile and played along, “Aren’
