Chapter 10

In a twist of poetic justice, Dad hired the same thugs to drag Victoria into the woods, forcing her to endure the exact brutality they had inflicted on me.

Victoria’s screams pierced the night.

She howled for Dad and Caspian between ragged breaths.

But no one appeared to rescue her.

“Why isn’t anyone coming for me?” she sobbed.

I had once asked the same question.

When they finally discovered her, Victoria was clinging to life. The medical report was unequivocal:

permanent paralysis from the waist down. She would spend the rest of her days in a specialized

bed, dependent on round–the–clock care.

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Dad and Caspian faced Class A felony charges for orchestrating the assault. The D.A. was pushing for

life sentences.

Their savage attempt at redemption meant nothing to me anymore.

In Monaco, Grand–père’s cliff–side estate commanded breathtaking views of the Mediterranean, the

massive property extending from the mountains to a private beach.

was elegant and peaceful, deliberately disconnected from the American

I’d left behind.

the anniversary of Mom’s death, when Grand–père collapsed during breakfast, his

the sole heir to the Rousseau Group and his personal

for his life in Monaco’s premier private hospital, a forty–something woman in last season’s Chanel stormed the estate gates, demanding entry. She claimed

Rousseau–the adopted daughter who had

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brief homecoming a living

about to be intimidated by

told her, examining my nails. “You should be on your knees thanking him for not leaving you

contorted with rage when our eyes met.

his real daughter! Twenty–five fucking years I took care of him while your whore

of my way! I need to see

smiled coldly, signaling the security team with

you’re not welcome here. Not now, not

became completely unhinged. “You manipulative bitch! You’ve turned him against me! This was MY inheritance!”

I’ll ensure you leave Monaco

failed, she collapsed dramatically onto the marble foyer, mascara

mother away, she too had been “cruelly Between heaving sobs, she claimed that afte discarded” by Jean–Claude when he discovered her embezzling from the

garbage,” she wailed. “Fucking disgusting old men just to pay rent. You

slowly, crouching down to her

built herself from nothing while you stayed here, pampered

stood up, brushing imaginary dust from my

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