Betrayed by Blood: My Second Life as a Queen novel Chapter 10

He gritted his teeth. "Is your mind really that filthy, Willow?"

She raised an eyebrow. "Oh, and you're the picture of purity? Purity is marrying your fiancée's sister?"

Elias choked on his rage. He took several furious breaths before snapping, "Watch your mouth! Do you have any idea how long Tessa cried because of you? You need to march back there and apologize! She's too young and fragile to handle these rumors!"

Willow let out a dry laugh. "Young? Elias, she's twenty-two. I'm twenty. And need I remind you, I was the one whose wedding was hijacked! What right does she have to cry? What right does she have to complain? What, is she upset I didn't stay to fluff the pillows for your honeymoon suite?"

Her defiance pushed him over the edge. "Since when did you become such a vicious brat? You need a serious reality check. Now that you've alienated the Shaws, this dump is the only place you can afford! But if you swallow your pride and apologize, I'll talk to Xavier and get you back into the estate."

He looked down his nose at her, fully expecting her to grovel.

After all, everyone knew how desperately Willow craved her brothers' approval. The second they were angry, she always folded!

Willow scoffed and opened her mouth to ruin him, but a smooth voice suddenly cut through the air. "I'm perfectly capable of providing for my wife. We won't be needing any handouts from an ex."

Lucian strolled up beside her, his gaze carrying a lethal edge. Under Elias's dumbfounded stare, he casually slipped a sleek black card into Willow's hand.

Trimmed in elegant gold foil, it practically screamed elite wealth.

Elias's face morphed through a spectrum of colors. "Who the hell is he?!" he demanded, a surge of jealous outrage spiking in his chest. "Why is there another man in your apartment?! Have you forgotten who you are, Willow?! You're my—"

He choked on the words.

The crushing realization hit him: they weren't engaged anymore.

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