Chapter 96

96 Secrets

Mara

“So where is it?” Darian asked, calm but cutting. “The money. I need it for business.”

He knew. I could see it in his eyes. Lucian must have told him-but now he was cornering her, waiting for her to lie.

“It’s my money,” Martha said, her voice shaking. “Ask your father-or your brother.”

“No, Mother,” he said, stepping closer. “Lucian has his mother’s legacy. The least you could do is help set me up. Unless…

you’ve spent it all.”