“Really? And you expect me to believe your candid confession?”
“Yes, dammit! I do expect you to believe it!” she exclaimed.
“Why, Rhiannon? Because you say so?” Paxton asked in a cold tone.
“No, Paxton, because what I just said is the truth.”
Her eyes were so brilliant with innocence and outrage, Paxton almost believed her. The awful part was that he’d wanted to believe Rhiannon. He really wanted to believe in her words, in her good intentions.
Because she looked so sweet, so innocent.
Because of how she made him feel a few hours ago.
Because Kieran believed in her, and he cared so much about his little brother.
But then, Paxton remembered Leilah… He remembered the b***h he’d been married to. He remembered how gullible he’d been. Capable as he might be in the business world, app
