She straightened her shoulders, ignoring the churning feeling in her stomach, and gestured to the necklace around her neck. It pained her that she’d put that look into the eyes of the man she loved. “Alec just gave this to me. It belonged to his mother.”
Carl stalked toward them. He glanced down at the necklace before turning his hardened gaze back on Alec. “That’s a very generous gift. I’m surprised you wouldn’t want such a valuable family heirloom to stay in your family.”
Alec didn’t reply, but she could sense his building irritation and subtly disguised anger. The two men continued to glare at one another, and Kayla wondered how long it would take before they came to blows. She was supposed to be the hot-headed one. The sudden role-reversal didn’t suit her.
Given the circumstances an
