Guilty As Sin by March Meghan

Author:March, Meghan
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Red Dress Press
Published: 2018-09-17T16:00:00+00:00

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I thank Lincoln’s sister again before locating my locker, and change out of my robe back into my street clothes.

Although this afternoon has been a little rocky, I feel pretty damn good overall. I refuse to let my run-in with Maren get me down. As far as I’m concerned, going forward, she doesn’t exist in my world. How’s that for some positivity?

When I make my way to the elevator bank, Karma and her girls are just entering one.

“Get in if you’re going up. Otherwise, catch your own.”

I still haven’t solved the mystery of why my cousin is such a bitch, but I’m going to assume she just can’t help it. Maybe she only sees the clouds. Either way, her attitude makes me want to redouble my efforts to follow Magnus’s advice and change how I view the world.

“Can I see your nails?” I ask Maddy as I squat beside her, and she holds out her fingers. “Cute! Is pink your favorite color?”

“No,” Karma says. “Her favorite color is blue, but this place is too classy to have that. Of course.”

I cringe at the thought of Karma passing on her crappy attitude to these two precious little girls, but instead of saying something that will no doubt make the situation worse, I ignore her. This isn’t the time or the place.

“Was it fun?” I ask the girls instead.

“Yes! They put bubbles in my water.”

“My feet smell like peaches!” Addy lifts her foot into the air and almost tips over.

I steady her with a hug. “You both looked like princesses sitting there being pampered.”

“They should,” Karma says. “They are my little princesses.”

“And Mommy says someday a prince is going to come take us away to live in a castle!”

“Princesses can build castles of their own too.”

I have no idea where that came from, but as soon as I say it, I realize I mean it. I don’t want these little girls thinking they need a man to give them what they want in life. They can get it for themselves.

“Whatever. Maybe in your fairy tale, but in this town, that’s not how it works.” Karma side-eyes me. “You didn’t save yourself. We’re only here because you’re—” She cuts off what she was going to say, and I’m guessing it’s because it’s not appropriate for children.

“We’re here!” Addy cheers as the door opens.

The girls race out of the elevator when they see Jackie sitting in the lounge, and while they’re distracted, I block Karma.

“I’ve never known what your problem was with me, and at this point, I don’t care. But have you ever thought of checking your attitude around your girls? They don’t need to hear or see that.”

Her eyes narrow on me. “First, don’t tell me how to raise my kids. You don’t have any, and you don’t know jack shit. Second, go fuck yourself.” She knocks into my arm with her sharp elbow, and I step back.

Maybe I shouldn’t have said anything, but her attitude seems to get worse by the day, and it’s not just her mom and sister who have to deal with it anymore.

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