Chapter 261

261 Scars and Resolve

Lucian

“You don’t know what life has been like with that man,” Martha said, her voice tight but steady. “I never said a word because I thought he was my problem. I thought I was the only one he was tormenting. I didn’t know he was Chase Nighthorn-the one who killed your wife, who tried to kill Mara and Lucian. I didn’t know he was the one tearing this family apart. I thought they were two different people.”

She wiped her tears with the back of her hand. “But now that I know the truth, I want to help.”

Her gaze locked on my father. “I am not just a tool, Vander. My worth does not begin and end in the bedroom. All my life I’ve been told that s*x is all I’m good for-my mother told me that, Alaric told me that,

and you told me that. But I am more than a hole to give release to whoever wants it. I am a person. A

woman. And I have value.”