ARLENE

I had opened my mouth to say something amusing in response to Liam’s bold assumption that Mirela would give up anything so easily, but the voice I heard did a great job of making me lose my train of thought. I turned around with a surprised look to meet the glaring eyes of Sarah.

“Sarah… what… what are you doing here?” I stammered as memories I had been doing my best to keep buried rose to the surface.

“Step away from Liam. He’s mine, and I don’t like how you’re getting too cozy with him.”

“He’s yours?” I said and broke into a short laugh. “What’s going on here?”...