Addison could barely keep the triumph from her voice. "Dearest sister, I never imagined you would actually dissolve our bond simply out of spite. Still… it works out perfectly, doesn't it? You were always asking when I would come to the Montgomery Clan to stay. Now that you're gone, I can move in at last." She laughed softly down the line. "You and I are so much alike, both stubborn as stone. I truly hope… you never decide to come back."
Her words filled me with utter revulsion. Yet I kept my voice level, calm as still water. "We're nothing alike. I am not capable of swallowing every indignity the way you do. And don't worry, I have no intention of returning. If you want Darius so desperately… then he is yours." I spoke lightly, with deliberate challenge.
Addison's pride snapped inst
