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.

little smirk creeping

Hart family, she thought with a

let out a soft chuckle, dripping with sarcasm. “Makes sense, though. If you’d protect an

“No, it’s not like that! Yeah, he screwed up that one time, but I laid

cut her off, eyes going cold. “And if I’d gotten taken that day, what would’ve happened to me?”

couldn’t stand hearing more of Caitlin’s excuses–her ears were already

five, and a quick yell

after

breathing sped up, getting shallow, like she

guys pulled strings to

had nothing to say. The line went dead quiet–ceric quiet.

gentle breeze in the room seemed

think I should stick up for him now? Save those hands that should’ve been toast a long time ago?”

back–they should’ve been gone way before

is, they’d already been

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

asked.

Tyler staggered out of a

a sack over his head and bashed his

there.

Fiorenza, under Sebastian’s wing, she’d been this fragile little thing–like

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

survive, to watch her own back–at

held it together with her own two hands, all the way to

over? She hit back at every single one,

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

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let out a dry laugh, one side of her mouth twitching up. “Oh, got it.

Caitlin fumbled. “T….

chest like a weight had

always wanted us to get along. Why do you have to act like this? I’ve been trying so hard to keep things cool,” Caitlin said, her voice

voice climbed, cracking with feeling. “Olivia’s out there with no help, Tyler’s got one hand left,

come back? Stephanie, tell me–what else are

the victim card, like it was all her fault. Her heart went

lady–her mom? She scoffed quietly to

still steady. “Pretty sure

because of you guys more than once.

with Olivia, then Tyler coming at her three different times. The third time, she’d smashed one

if someone messes with me, I mess back. If

away from me. And drop the ‘family‘

one who ends up swinging. Then you still point at me

tongue, so over this family.

was her take on the Harts–short,

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

a loop with nothing to say.

she couldn’t even get a sentence out, Stephanie ran out of patience and

“price” they’d paid, she figured they

knew the second she got back to Fiorenza, the Hart family would find