I was practically floating. Being protected like this? It felt so damn good.

"Zee, tell Grandma Fairfax—she’s the bad woman who ruined your family, right?"

"Yeah. It’s her!"

Grandma Fairfax had basically built me a ladder. There was no way I was wasting her kindness. "She shows up in front of me every single day. I can’t even avoid her if I try."

"You shameless woman—are you bullying Zee because you think she’s got no family?" ...