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.

peaceful, deliberately disconnected from the American nightmare

I’d left behind.

when Grand–père collapsed during breakfast, his heart finally giving out after years

as the

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

Sophie Rousseau–the adopted daughter who had made my

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brief homecoming a

wasn’t about to be intimidated

nothing but my grandfather’s charity project,” I told her, examining my nails. “You should be on your knees thanking

with rage

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

my way! I need to see

coldly, signaling the security team with

has made it abundantly clear that you’re not welcome here. Not now, not ever.”

“You manipulative bitch! You’ve turned him against me! This

“Insult me again, and I’ll ensure you leave Monaco

onto the marble foyer, mascara streaking down her

sobs, she claimed that afte discarded” by

like garbage,” she wailed. “Fucking disgusting old men just to

approached her slowly, crouching down to her level, my voice dropping

her back because of you. She built herself from nothing while you stayed here, pampered and privileged. And now you think I owe you something?”

up, brushing imaginary dust from

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