Aurora perked up. "Really? Why?"

I shared all my theories with her. "If it's true, no matter how perfect an image she builds, Phoebe will tear her apart."

Phoebe didn't get to where she is today by being soft-hearted. Loving her daughter is one thing, but being manipulated through that love is another.

"When you put it that way..." Aurora said as she sat cross-legged on the bed. "I'm not even mad anymore. Someone will make her pay eventually."

Then she changed the ...