4
Eve
He put his hands on his hips. I heard footsteps behind me, felt Knox join us.
“Made a fool? What have we done?” He looked truly perplexed.
“I was ridiculed and taunted at home in Clancy. My sisters enjoyed poking fun at my expense. I don’t need that here, too. While it came from your sister, clearly you were all in on it.”
Knox came around from behind me, stood next to his brother.
“You think Piper is joking about Spur and Lane.”
I wanted to roll my eyes, but refused to lower myself to a tantrum. Instead, I straightened my spine and pushed my glasses up again.
“While I may have had the shortest marriage possible, I am well aware of the custom. While I might just be a plain, plump schoolteacher, I am not an idiot.”
The look on Jed’s face shifted from confusion to anger. “I do
