Chapter 151

• The words were meant to help, but they only emphasized how precarious Scarlett's position really was.
• Even Laila, kind as she was, understood the dynamics of this house well enough to know that defying Dane was dangerous.
• Scarlett stood on unsteady legs, her heart already racing as she headed up the stairs, like she was walking toward her execution rather than simply helping her husband with his tie. But then, with Dane, the two often felt remarkably similar.