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He’d always been a sore loser As evenly as possible, Seth demanded, “Why did you come here? Truthfully”

She covered herit to say, “To have you sign the divorce papers”

Tension burned his locked jaw Releasing the muscles, he declared, “There was no need for that I’d already signed then on the line and return them to the lawyer in Richmond”

Shaking her head, she lowered her hand to the base of her throat “Not those ones Another set was drawn up”

“Why?”

She blinked several times “B-because there are stipulations that needed to be addressed”

Anger was ht so hard to hide kept it si below the surface, which orse “Like what?”

Sniffling, she wiped a finger under her nose before answering, “I—I need to ensure my future is setfinancially”

When she said certain things, he found hi how sure he was that this was Millie and not Rose “I don’t want your money,” he snapped “I told your father that the day we married”

Panic flashed across her face, so quickly he wondered if he’d iined it, because the next moment she callously replied, “Perhaps it’s notabout”

His blood turned colder than the Boston winters he clearly remembered He’d never laid a hand on a woman, and wouldn’t start now, but she could fear hi to be taken twice Not by her sister and not by her Tension ate at his neck , and he used the sensation to fill his gaze with loathing “My family’s wealth is none of your concern” He’d , as well His seething et rid of her now, but his damnable heart wouldn’t let him

There had to be a way to put a stop to her acting For that’s what this was again—the rational part of his brain had finally kicked in, and assured hi to be Rosemary His last attempt hadn’t worked, not as he’d planned Perhaps it was time to be himself An army major