“Your father and sister decided the jig was up, and that’s why Arabella took it upon herself to try to kill you.”

“I was—” Arabella can hardly speak, she’s crying so hard. “I was only going to scar your face. Father told me I had to! I had no other choice!”

“Shut up!” Terrence roars. “Don’t pity her, Charlotte! How can you pity someone who was so cruel to you—”

“I did everything you told me to do, Terrence!” Arabella suddenly screams, clutching my dress as if ...