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I reach up to touch the spot where it’s stinging, a little shocked that she’d actually slap me. I glare at her as tears fill my eyes, and I take a menacing step toward her. She flinches for a beat, and I’m glad I can pulse even the tiniest bit of fear in her.
“You’re going to regret that,” I hiss.
She reaches her hand up to do it again, balking at my threat, and I grab her wrist and start to twist it as hard as I can.
“Ow! Fuck! Let go!” she screeches at me, trying to get out of my grasp, but I don’t let go. I keep twisting. “Stop! Fuck! Stop!”
She’s still screaming at me when I spot a movement out of the corner of my eye, followed by a man’s voice.
“Stop!”
“Pete?” I ask, letting go of her wrist.
Her disheveled appearance. Her attempt to get rid of me.
It all comes together.
“Are you two…” I trail off as I look between the two of them. I shake my head as I try to puzzle this out in my own mind, but I’m coming up short because I can only focus on one thought that hits me like a ton of bricks.
Pete the chef.
The ground mustard.
Oh my God, the ground mustard. I thought Pete was my friend, but this is how she poisoned me. She slept with Pete and had him sprinkle it on my food.
She’s cheating on Drew just like she cheated on Spencer, and she’s going to end up with the vineyard because no matter what, she always wins. No matter the cost.
No matter the casualties.
She looks almost guilty as she cradles her twisted wrist in her other hand, and good. I hope I broke it.
I shake my head as I look between the two of them, and then I storm out of her bungalow, set to wreak havoc.
The only problem? She beats me to the punch.
Chapter 52: Spencer Nash
She Brings Out the Worst, but You Bring Out the Best
Four Months After the Wedding
The blood drains from my face and I feel lightheaded as I stare at the photograph.
It’s the two of us at that Italian restaurant we ate dinner at after our wedding in Vegas. We’re very obviously drunk, and it’s the first time I’ve seen this particular photo.
I read the headline again just to be sure I read it right the first time, and yep…it hasn’t changed.
San Diego Storm’s Spencer Nash Exposed
The article doesn’t just paint me as a liar. It paints me as someone easily manipulated. It’s damaging to both my reputation and Grace’s.
Normally I don’t let shit like this bother me, but some of it errs too close to the truth, which is a little terrifying. And it’s not just that.
Amelia is quoted in the article, which means this was her doing.
She’s out to get her sister—and me, apparently.
I read it from the top again.
