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.

knew that Dan was running Black Gate. If she got her hands on Susie now, she'd train her like a

bootcamp, and she'd always thought of herself as pretty tough. Susie? Susie was as pampered as

about her health-always making her go for jogs in the park, making sure she

a housekeeper making her pancakes and eggs every morning, and a driver to take her everywhere. She

was going to make

over to Ronald. "We have to find my

He scooped

perfect sync: "No,

"When she's pissed off, she

Stella had cried her eyes out, begging for

Now, Susanna would become

Yvonne's new secret weapon

if

on

twice as tough

Sna.

face was getting darker by the

Stella was, Ronald gently squeezed her arm. “Alright, I'll

her voice

thought of this sooner? Yvonne absolutely loathed

about to

as Stella finished talking, her

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