Thinking it was Nora, Miles jerked up his head.
Instead, Paige hurried inside. Her face filled with concern, she rushed over, bent down, and embraced him.
"Miles, how did you let yourself get like this? Please don't be sad." She comforted him gently, her voice deliberately soft and sweet. "So what if Nora left? That old, rigid woman isn't worth your grief. I'm here with you. I'm 1,000—even 10,000—times better than she is."
Her words ignited all the rage and regret Miles had suppressed.
He shoved her away. Caught off guard, Paige staggered and fell.
She stared up at him in disbelief.
"Shut up!" Miles's eyes were bloodshot, his fury vicious. "Shut the hell up!"
Hurt and angry, Paige's eyes reddened as she demanded through a sob, "Miles Carter, what are you doing? I came to comfort you
