Chapter 121

• MARY-BETH
• Kayla did storm right out with her bag when Caprice arrived a half-hour later, and nothing me or Alex said could stop her. Maddy was still asleep, so when she’d gone, Alex made coffee while I sat heavily down at the kitchen table. All thoughts of a sexy night together were gone from my mind, of course. All that mattered at that moment was Kayla.
• “This is Clarissa’s fault!” Alex growled as he slammed around grinding coffee beans and frothing oat milk. “Her behavior with Andrew set us up to fail, whatever we did! If she hadn’t-“