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Yes, Theodore had stolen what s And fro down Theodore and Gavin He’d become a bitter, coldhearted man outside of his brother and sister, his sole focus to amass as much fortune as possible so he could use thatthat mattered the most to him
And Maddux had finally succeededat the cost of devastating Arabella’s life, too And while there wasn’t an ounce of bitterness or anger or hatred toward hiht now, there was every chance that tie all that Whe
n everything finally sank in and she realized how ruthless he’d been in his quest to take down her father The possibility that she’d one day cout twist as sharp as a knife
She suddenly worried her lower lip as she looked down at him, her brows furrowed “Teht?”
Arabella tried to pull her hand fro her attehtened his hold, suddenly sensing that everything was about to change “Not yet After I watched you get pulled into the car off the street, et to you as quickly as possible, and I didn’t have the chance to explain anything to either of theh he intended to “My sister is on the way to the hospital to pick us up, and I’ Hunter with her”
At theacross her features “I need to go”
He frowned “Go where?”
“Ho hio back to your place now that my father is in custody, and the last person your brother and sister are going to want to see right now is me, especially when they find out that you took a bullet to save s to say about that, which I’d rather not be around to hear”
“Fuck Hunter,” he said on a low, furious growl, because he could feel her slipping through his fingers, even though he knew she’d never been his to begin with and this was always the way it would end between the their separate ways
But still, his heart was beating so da her, and desperation suddenly gripped hiured out”
“There’s nothing to figure out, Maddux” She took a step back, away froly sad “They’re your family, and your loyalty is to them, not me It never was, and it never will be, and that’s okay,” she said in a voice choked with emotion “The truth is, there is just too much pain and heartache between our fas’ lives”
He wanted to argue that she belonged with hih he knew her pain and heartache were a direct result of his act of revenge toward her father Yeah, it was totally a fucked-up situation, but who knew that he’d fall hard for this woed to thaw the ice around his heart in a very short time? “Bella—”
“I’ him off, the look in her eyes suddenly resolute “Goodbye, Maddux”
She turned around, and with her shoulders straightening with pride, he watched her walk out of his hospital roomand his life
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