CH.99

Serena’s voice had risen to a near-hysterical screech as though the floodgates had just burst open.

The words were tumbling out in a frenzied rush between ragged sobs.

"Just because my marriage to that bastard Alex ended like a burning dumpster fire doesn't give you the right to treat me like some charity case by marrying me out of pity over a drunken one-night stand! I never asked for your pity or your last name!"

Speaking of last name, Serena suddenly realized she even didn’t know what his last name was. “Is your name even Knox? Or some staged one to deceive everyone along with that damn mask on your face?”

“Are you done?” Knox finally had heard enough.

He crossed the short distance between them in a flash and dropped fluidly to his fists on the bed, fisting the rumpled sheets tightly as he lowered himself until their faces were mere inches apart.

Serena flinched at his sudden proximity and her tirade cut off with a harsh hiccup of surprise.

She could feel the heat radia