Amelia flinched in panic, hurriedly apologizing, "I'm sorry, I wasn't thinking straight. I just... I love James so much, I thought if I could have his baby, he’d stay by my side forever."
She looked up carefully. "Evelyn, you agreed before, didn’t you? That I could have James’s child."
“I did, but not like this!” Evelyn Williams folded her arms, face full of disgust. “You used an aphrodisiac! That’s illegal! What if it hurt James? That’s not love—that’s just sick!”
The hostility in Evelyn’s eyes pierced right through Amelia. Her fear faded, replaced by a rising fury. Something in her gaze darkened, a flicker of hatred surfacing.
She loathed Evelyn—not just because she was James’s mother, but because Evelyn had always treated her like a pawn. When she needed something, she mad
