Chapter 107

• "Jace Malvis," Marvy whispered, the name slipping through her lips like a bitter pill. "Avalynn doesn’t deserve him. She never did."
• She stood at her bedroom window, staring out at the sprawling estate that had once been the envy of their social circle.
• The late afternoon sun cast long shadows across the manicured lawns, but the beauty of the scene did nothing to soothe the turmoil within her. She clenched her fists, her knuckles white with tension.