Erin never expected Keira to react so strongly.

For a moment, she completely forgot what she was going to say and just stood there, staring at Keira in shock.

Keira's sharp eyes locked onto Erin, waiting for her to explain what had happened to her mom. When Erin didn't respond, Keira grew even more anxious. "Say something!"

Erin swallowed hard. "I…"

Before she could get another word out, Lewis walked over and said calmly, "Your mom's probably fine."

That finally seemed to calm Keira down a bit.

She turned to Lewis. "What did you just say?"

Lewis continued, "She said your mom was in trouble, but it was probably just a test. She didn't expect you to get this worked up."

Keira quickly looked back at Erin. "Is that true?"

Erin was on the verge of tears and nodded. "Yes, your mom's fine! Besides, the news I get from the South family only comes in once a month. Even if something really had happened, I wouldn't know about it yet!"

Keira's mind finally started to clear.

She took a deep breath and let go of Erin.

Erin immediately stepped back several paces, putting some distance between them. Her face still showed fear.

a moment to calm herself before looking back at Erin. "Alright, then. What

lowered her voice, almost whispering. "I wasn't trying to

think about how you'd feel if something really did happen to

then I'd do whatever you wanted,

paused, then nodded

eyes narrowed. "Let me make one thing perfectly clear: my mom is off-limits. Whatever you want from me, don't you dare

they get this message, too. I'm not afraid of

hard and

had no

had looked like

wasn't

two ways out. Either you become the heiress, or you support me in becoming one. So, can we

realizing now that Erin had been trying to use her mother's safety as leverage to make her do things she didn't want to

exactly are you asking

and then asked, "Do you know who

blinked. "Isn't it someone

of Clance's five major families, and Selena had been linked to them, even

her eyes. "Nope, not the

who said, "She's marrying into

"The Cobb family?"

Keira looked confused.

which is why they aren't counted among

"So, that's why Mrs. Gill runs the household. Is her

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