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If Stella ever thought of herself as part of the Larkin family, she wouldn't have been so ruthless to them. After all, they were her blood relatives.

But just look at how far she'd gone. She left herself no fallback whatsoever.

She never even considered that she might need a haven with the Larkin family one day if she ended up in the same situation with the Lugar family as Ursula did. She hadn't thought of that.

Jaxon was seething with anger. He had practically begged Stella, lowering himself to a level he'd never thought possible, but she remained as unyielding as a stone.

What was she to the Lugar family anyway? Some precious treasure? He doubted it. Without a blood tie, he wanted to see if they would continue to hold her in such high regard.

Cloudia felt a tight knot in her chest when she heard that. "You mean... she refuses to help me?"

Jaxon replied, "Yes."

Cloudia's eyes welled up instantly, tears streaming down her face. "She doesn't remember even a shred of our bond?"

Jaxon nodded again. "Yes."

Cloudia felt as though something heavy was lodged in her heart. "I am her mother. I carried her for nine months and endured all the pains that a mother bears. How could she do this to me?"

Jaxon remained silent.

she do this to me?

hysteria. "I regret it. I've decided not to favor Ursula anymore, so why won't

ragged his breathing

continued, "What should I do for her to forgive me? She knows the entire Larkin family needs her now. Why is she

brink of losing her mind. The thought that Stella refused to help made it seem impossible for

Jaxon could only remain

"And your father? What's his stance now?

out of the question. Then Cloudia

breathing quickened. He had thought about reaching out to his father. But his father refused to see him. That was his own father, yet in the past few days, Jaxon had felt

he had been abandoned! His father of so many years now poured all his attention into that other

Jaxon, as her son, felt a profound

it or not, the Larkin family

...

jet landed at Ferrowland International

be returning to Ferrowland,

oatmeal, but her stomach was so unsettled that

for days, so by the time they landed, Stella felt

and for once, Stella didn't insist