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The room looked cold, felt cold, and yet they’d left her winter jacket on, so she eating Probablyhot Because she wasn’t hot

All it had taken was one glacial look from Loyal, and she’d been frozen froive her for this He would hate her for life, and now she would not only lose him, but Asher and the rest of the family

Her faun to consider all the Diamonds hers after years with Asher, and even rew close—as she fell in love with him for real, not just because of some childhood vision

But should she really be surprised that he’d turn on her? If her own randparents couldn’t love her, ould she think anyone else would?

Another layer of ice encased her heart, and she was helpless to stop the hot tears that streaked down her cheeks

Chapter 28

Loyal scrubbed his hands over his face, trying toas Mae, Honor, and Tessa talked over each other while discussing what they thought was going on and what they could do to help Their voices kept derailing his thoughts, and finally he dropped his arms to his sides, fists clenched in frustration

“I swear to God, you all need to just shut up so I can figure this out,” he ground out

Silence fell as they turned wide eyes to him

“This isn’t right So up”

The moment the detective had taken Roxanna away in handcuffs, themarched out of his life, Loyal knew she was innocent He felt it deep in his soul that she was not the person the police thought she was Sha the worst about her even for a second

But he didn’t have tiht now He had to figure out what the fuck was up so he could help Roxanna

“She didn’t do it” Honor wore a ferocious frown as she glared at hiue

“I know”

“Yeah, you better know” Her eyes widened for a brief moment, and she reached for her pocket “I have to call Asher”