Chapter 69

• Chapter 69
• The lane tightened with tension so sharp it felt like glass. Aurora’s lips were still swollen from Liam’s kiss, her body trembling with the aftershock of choosing him in front of her mother. His arm remained locked around her waist, strong and unyielding, as though he dared the world to try and pull her away.
• Her mother’s smile was gone. What replaced it was raw fury, the kind that twisted her face into something almost unrecognizable. The small black remote trembled in her hand, but her grip was still steady.