In a sudden, clumsy motion, Yvonne Blue seemed to lose her balance and tumbled from the passenger seat of the SUV. The impact with the gravel forced a sharp cry from her lips, her "broken" leg twisting painfully beneath her.
Arthur Vance reacted instantly, his heart lurching as he scooped her back into his arms. His face was a mask of frantic worry. "You’re already badly hurt! Why can't you just stay still in the car?"
Yvonne looked up at him, her eyes brimming with unshed tears and a heartbreaking, selfless devotion. "I don't want to see you and Julian turn against each other because of me. I never wanted to be the sinner who destroyed your family. It... it was my own fault. I tripped on that balcony. It had nothing to do with Sarah."
She reached up, her trembling fingers tracing the l
