“Who said I was going to hate her?”
Harper froze and Rhett turned.
Declan stood near the entrance to the sitting room, his expression unreadable. Sage was beside him, one hand resting against her neck, her face pale from the lingering effects of her fall. She had apparently heard enough of the conversation to understand why Harper was on the floor crying.
The moment Harper saw her, she broke completely.
“Sage!”
Sage hurried toward her despite the pain in her head, dropping to her knees and wrapping her arms around her friend.
“Harper, Why are you crying like this? I've been calling you all morning, and you wouldn't answer. Do you have any idea how scared I've been?”
Harper clung to her.
“I'm sorry. I'm so fuc.king sorry, Sage. I didn't want any of this to happen. I didn't want to h
