Vengeance With My White Knight by Maya Kensington

Chapter 166

Chapter 166

Macro froze, his brain buzzing one second and blank the next.

He stared at Sebastian, eyebrows scrunching up as he said. “If he’s still alive, why hasn’t he even tried reaching Soda all this

Sebastian just looked back, not saying a word.

Why? The question sat there, heavy.

For a split second, Sebastian’s eyes darkened, and he dropped his gaze to the floor.

It was quiet in the room, with wind sneaking through the cracks, whistling faintly.

That weird call–it was Caitlin again, dialing Stephanie from yet another borrowed phone.

God knows how many phones the Hart family had burned through by now. Their own phones had been blocked, yap, all ar them

When Caitlin’s voice came through, it was wild and rough. “He’s your brother! How can you be so cold about this?”

“Stephanie, what’s your heart even made of–ice? You’re fine letting your own brother lose his hands? You- Her voice shoot hard, like she was about to lose it.

She’d already passed out once from pure rage. Now she was back, and her anger was blazing hotter than ever.

The second the call picked up, she let loose, hurling accusations like a stormi

Stephanie’s eyes narrowed just a bit, but her voice stayed cool, almost flat. “Icy heart or not, how would you know? None of you ever bothered trying to warm it up.”

People always said a cold heart couldn’t soften–but they had ever given hers a shot.

The Hart family sure hadn’t. They’d never come close, not even a little.

Instead, they’d shown her from day one how chilly family ties could really be.

Caitlin gritted her teeth, her voice snapping through the phone. “You-

Stephanie didn’t let her finish. “Tyler knows damn well why his hands are messed up.”

“Stephanie Caitlin’s voice spiked, loud and sharp. The anger in her chest was bursting out.

Leaning against the wall, Stephanie kept going, totally unfazed. “After Olivia got sent overseas, he came after me more than once. You knew that, right?”

Caitlin went quiet. It hitched, like someone had grabbed her by the neck.

“What’d you say?” she asked, her voice wobbling.

Stephanie kept her tone light. “That time I almost got snatched–you called it me being paranoid. But you knew it was Tyler didn’t you? Just wanted to cover for him.

Stephanie’s tone was breezy.

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Her words but harder, though, making Caitlin gasp loud enough to hear. “How did you Caitlin stumbled, words tangling up.

for her, a little smirk creeping in. From Caitlin’s rattled tone, Stephanie could tell she’d nailed

with a quiet, bitter laugh. Same old

though. If you’d protect an adopted daughter like that, of course you’d

he screwed up that one time, but I laid into him after, I swear-

off, eyes going cold. “And if I’d gotten taken that

of Caitlin’s excuses–her ears were already

was not like Tyler was five, and a quick yell could

once, was it? Even after all your ‘talks?” she added, her voice icy.

up, getting shallow, like she

guys

nothing to say. The

in the room seemed to hold still.

should stick up for him now? Save those hands that should’ve been

back–they

already been smashed once.

was after she called the cops and figured out nothing was gonna happen. The Hart family had buried it, no questions.

asked.

a bar into

the sidewalk when she yanked a sack over his head and bashed his hands

there.

this fragile little thing–like a gust of

toughened

every bit of that old softness, she kept telling herself she had to survive, to watch her own back–at least until Sebastian showed up, she’d be standing

with her own two

for the people who screwed her over? She hit back at every

didn’t I? You didn’t even get hurt,” Caitlin said, her voice thick and

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of her mouth twitching up. “Oh, got it. So I’m always the bad guy here, huh?”

Caitlin fumbled. “T….

dig hit her hard, tightening her chest like

like this? I’ve been trying so hard to keep things cool,”

with no help, Tyler’s got one hand left, and

you to come back? Stephanie, tell me–what else are

play the victim card, like it

lady–her mom? She scoffed

“Pretty sure

almost died because of you guys more than once. She leaned on the window, staring out at

different times. The third time,

“but if someone messes with me, I mess back. If you really

hell away from me. And drop the ‘family‘

when they fall apart, I’m the one who ends up swinging. Then you still point at me like I’m

tongue,

was her take on

got close, she’d act all friendly, but it was a setup. Got her butt kicked how many

stuttered, stuck on a loop with

even get a sentence out, Stephanie ran out of

family? Whatever “price” they’d paid, she figured they

to Fiorenza, the Hart family would find every excuse in the book to blow up