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.

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

family, she thought with a quiet, bitter

you’d protect an adopted daughter

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

cold. “And if I’d gotten taken that day, what would’ve happened

more of Caitlin’s excuses–her ears were already buzzing.

was five, and a quick yell could fix

it? Even after

sped up, getting shallow, like she was choking on the

didn’t stop. “When I called the cops, you guys pulled strings

had nothing to say. The

in the room

should stick up for him now? Save those

ages back–they should’ve been gone way before

already been smashed once. By

and figured out nothing was gonna happen.

asked.

of a bar into the dark, she was ready.

a sack over his head and bashed his hands

there.

wing, she’d been this fragile little thing–like a gust of

the Casalini mess, after she ditched Fiorenza, she toughened up quick. She learned to take

telling herself she had to survive, to watch her own back–at least until Sebastian showed up, she’d be standing tall.

she did. She’d held it together with her

over? She hit back

didn’t

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

Caitlin fumbled. “T….

tightening her chest like a

you have to act like this? I’ve been trying so hard to keep things cool,” Caitlin said, her voice shaky and

no help,

you to come back? Stephanie, tell me–what else are you gonna do to us?” Caitlin’s scream

victim card, like it was

She scoffed quietly to

“Pretty sure I’m the

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

times. The third

if someone messes with me, I mess back. If

to stay the hell away from me. And drop

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

isk” She clicked her tongue,

her take on the Harts–short, simple, done.

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

Caitlin stuttered, stuck on a loop with nothing

Stephanie ran out of

paid, she figured

she got back to Fiorenza, the Hart family would find every excuse in the book to blow up her