"Things are a mess for you, and he’s still got the energy to support some other woman!" Yara fumed. "If he’d just stood by you, I don’t believe your dad would have dared to hit you!"

Lilith’s gaze was fixed on the interview footage. The man exuded an air of noble grace in every gesture, his features sharp and refined, as if sculpted to perfection. But who could see through to the stone-cold heart underneath?

In that moment, watching Hendrix stand beside ...