Chapter 61

Chapter 9

Blake’s head snapped up, hope flaring in his bloodshot eyes.

“Lena, I was blind before-I thought I was just some repayment for Grandfather’s debt. But I see

clearly now. I’ll spend the rest of my life making it up to you.”

His trembling fingers brushed my doorstep. “We’re still young. We can have more pups

The slap echoed through the porch before I even realized I’d moved.

“You’re still trampling on everything we had!” My voice shook with decades of pent-up fury. “Of all the ways to rebel against your family, why choose this? Why break me? Because I was the easiest target?”