Silas, who'd come along with Hull, could almost taste the tension in the air as soon as he stepped inside.

Stella felt it too.

Hull turned to Ronald, his voice low and serious: "Things just got complicated. We can't let Susanna leave with Yvonne."

Stella: "!!!"

Complicated? Wait a second...

Well, yeah, it really was messy. Dan was Susanna's little brother, and, oh yeah, currently the head honcho of Black Gate.

Back in the day, he'd tricked his sister. Susanna's mom used to run Black Gate before him.

Dan and Lacey were at each other's throats-and Susanna was caught in the middle!

If someone actually managed to whip Susanna into shape...

Stella's mind raced, piecing together all the tangled relationships and drama in a split second.

Conclusion: They were totally screwed.

"Hull's right. We need to find my sister-now."

Oh God.

If she got her hands on Susie now,

the day-barely survived that bootcamp, and she'd always thought of herself as pretty tough. Susie? Susie was as pampered

making her go for jogs in the park, making sure she ate

eggs every morning, and a driver to

to make it through this

pitter-pattered over to Ronald.

like that. He scooped her up without

sync: "No,

arms around his neck. "When she's pissed

gotten kidnapped-Yvonne's "training" had been brutal. Stella had cried her eyes out, begging for mercy.

Now, Susanna would become

Yvonne's new secret weapon

if

on

be twice as

Sna.

face was getting darker by

squeezed her arm. “Alright,

Stella said, her voice tight with

of this sooner? Yvonne absolutely

was about to get

finished talking, her phone

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