Chapter 204

• Lord Duskcliff drew a steadying breath, forcing calm into his voice before asking again, “Then tell me—Tessa didn’t say Riley was the one who harmed her?”
• Ronan Duskcliff’s face turned pale. Memories flooded back: the chaos in the hospital, Riley’s desperate attempts to declare her innocence, the confusion in her eyes—her grief as deep as a fresh wound. He had ignored it all, even stopping Tessa from naming Scarlett as the assailant.
• That image still throbbed in his chest, and guilt had become a physical ache.