CHAPTER 410

As soon as the door to the elder Thornton’s suite shut behind them,

Grandma rounded on her granddaughter-in-law, her voice lowered but venomous.

“She’s a leech, Serena. A poisonous snake in perfume and silk. And Declan—that foolish boy—he’s too damn stupid to see it. He’s letting her sink her claws in deeper every time she cries.”

Her eyes were sharp, filled with years of experience and bitterness