Free Secret Obsession by Kimberla Lawson Roby

you. And that still wasn’t enough for you?”
    “Of course it was. And you know how much I love you, too, baby. I’ve always loved you, and I would never hurt you. I would never sleep with another man. I just wouldn’t do something that horrible.”
    There was silence, and then Paige heard footsteps plodding down the hallway. Next, she heard someone walking down the staircase, and she could tell it was Pierce. Camille rushed behind him, crying hysterically and trying to reason with him, but it wasn’t doing any good. Seconds later, a door slammed, and Paige knew Pierce was gone. She wasn’t sure if he was gone for good or only for a little while to gather his thoughts, but he was gone just the same and Paige saw that as a plus. It was a sure sign her hard work was paying off nicely and that it wouldn’t be long before Pierce came running to her for comfort. It was only a matter of time before her brother-in-law would be hers. Permanently.

Chapter 13
    P aige waited silently in her room, trying to figure out how she was going to approach Camille, but she knew she had to handle her with kid gloves. She had to console her, make her see that she believed she was innocent, even if Pierce didn’t, and that she would stand by her until the end. Paige lingered in her room a few more minutes and then walked out to the top of the staircase. She heard Camille bawling loudly and knew it was time she went to her. When she made it to the main floor, she watched Camille pacing back and forth, wiping colossal tears from her eyes and stroking her hair from front to back. She was a nervous wreck, and Paige pulled her sister into her arms. Camille hugged her back and wailed even louder.
    “I’m…so…sorry…you…had…to…witness​…​that​…​fiasco​​…​​between​…​Pierce and me,” she said between deep breaths and sniffles.
    Paige caressed her back with both hands. “Honey, please don’t do this. You have to stop crying, okay?”
    Camille sobbed even more, but finally after a half hour she quieted down and was able to speak.
    “I just don’t understand what’s going on, because I have no idea what Pierce is talking about. I’ve never emailed anyone by the name of William in my whole life.”
    “Of course you haven’t, and even if Pierce doesn’t believe you, you know I do.”
    Camille took a couple of steps back and grabbed her sister’s hands. “Thank you so much for that, Paige. Thank you for believing in me. And I’m so glad you’re here, because I really need you right now.”
    “I’m glad I’m here, too, and I’ll be here for as long as you want.”
    “You know what?” Camille said, suddenly leaving Paige standing where she was. “I haven’t even checked my computer, because when I glanced through all those email messages, they really did have my email address on them.”
    Paige followed her up the stairs and into her office. Camille sat down and signed into her AOL account. She immediately searched through all of her new mail, old mail, and sent mail, but didn’t see anything out of the ordinary or anything with the name William on it. She even checked her folder of deleted messages, and still there was nothing—although Paige could have told her that there wouldn’t be. Not when she’d carefully removed all traces of her masterful scheme.
    “I just don’t get it,” Camille yelled. “I don’t understand how this could have happened.”
    “Sweetie,” Paige said, standing behind her sister and rubbing her shoulders. “Please try to calm down. There has to be some sort of an explanation for all this, and the truth will prevail. It always does.”
    “I have to call Pierce,” she said, reaching over and lifting the cordless phone from its base and dialing his cell number. Paige had a feeling he wasn’t going to answer and knew Camille was wasting her time. But she stood there supporting her efforts in silence. When his voicemail answered, however, Camille left him a