The Spite Play

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Author: Aeliana Thorne

103

ADELINE

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That alone is enough to knock the air out of my lungs from pure shock. “Excuse me?”

She gives me a tight, diplomatic smile. “You’re excused. Quickly, please. I need to speak to my son.”

Wow.

Meeting your boyfriend’s mother half-naked isn’t exactly the dream scenario, but the look in her eyes tells me this isn’t about my towel.

Her gaze drags over me like a lint roller: wet hair, flushe