That man wanted to hide in the shadows-was it because there was a woman he'd give anything to protect?

And for her sake, he'd put his own mother on the front lines?

"When your mother first took over Black Gate, she had no idea that woman even existed."

"Back then, her time in charge was hell-constant drama, endless conflict. She got hurt, more than once. The worst time, she almost lost you, Susanna. That's when she found out about the other woman."

Susanna listened in silence.

She tried to make sense of this tangled mess.

Learning her own father was the son of Black Gate's current boss was already enough to make her head spin.

But hearing about what her mother went through her eyes went wide, her heart pounding so hard it hurt to breathe.

It was impossible to imagine the kind of despair her mother must have felt.

"So... after that, my mom just took me and left?" she whispered.

Hull nodded. "Yeah. And she didn't leave empty-handed. She took the most important part of Black Gate's fortune with her."

"Part of the fortune" meant that half of the map.

Hull went on, "She's been living in Portis City all these years. Black Gate's people

have never stopped looking for her."

Of course they hadn't.

walked away with something priceless-why would they

her voice

that half of the map back from your

choosing his

old-timers with her, and I think she's trying to start something of

something of her

said everything-the feud had reached a

her chest was

and grudges here is too complicated. Your

about that man? What's

probably doesn't even know you

Susanna fell silent.

loved her. But if he didn't, how could he have three kids with that

shut her eyes, her heart aching with a thousand

really no way I can see my mom?"

mother facing all this

time in her life, she felt a surge of

shattered by the pain of imagining her mother

see you," Hull

second, "She doesn't want your father to find out about

stubborn streak. She'd do anything to keep that

eyes; anger flickered deep in

the primal rage of a daughter desperate to

Meanwhile...

finally tracked down

She'd before

asy

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