Chapter 59

The news report made the blood freeze in Latisha's veins. An invasive chill crept into her bones, spreading through her until her entire body felt like ice.

She stared numbly at the television, Clifford's words echoing in her mind.

"Her chances are over."

Latisha had been terrified he would do something to Nikita. She never imagined he would make Nikita do something to herself.

Nikita was physically unharmed, but this would be enough to destroy her. The accident wouldn't just affect her; it would drag the entire Stafford family through the mud.

And Clifford? He was just an innocent bystander.

Killian and the rest of the family rushed back to the Stafford estate. Nikita was sitting catatonically on the sofa, a shell of herself. Her voice was hoarse and choked, and when Killian tried to speak with her, she could only manage guttural, instinctual sounds, completely unaware of what she was saying.