A Taste of Defeat

Lila's mocking voice from the doorway pulled Clara's wandering thoughts back to the present.

Clara ignored her and walked around to the other side of the stairs to enter the living room.

Lila hated her dismissive attitude. She thought, 'It's as if Declan is a man she is tired of having fun with. She doesn't want him, so she gives him to me out of kindness. This feeling is truly disgusting. She's j