From that point on, Lula Everett had made it her mission in life to keep me from belonging anywhere in the entire county.
Whenever I’d tried something new, Jude’s daughter had found out what it was and she’d come up with a way to ruin it for me. Even when I’d given up trying, she’d still gone out of her way to heap lie after lie on top of me.
So if anyone in this house was to blame for our misfortunes, it’d be the woman in front of me who just couldn’t say no to a married man.
“You’re right,” I said, bitterly nodding in sarcastic agreement. “All of this is my fault. What in God’s name was I thinking by becoming the son of Peril’s infamous lady of the night? That was just really wrong. I apologize, Mother.” Pressing both hands against my chest to make my mockery genuine, I added, “My bad
