I’d heard things about Paxton Industries’ second daughter. Just like her second brother, she was ruthless—someone people called a walking disaster. The boyfriend whose case had been closed as a “suicide” had been covered in injuries. One look and you could tell he’d been put through inhuman abuse.

His family had tried to get justice for him, but before it could blow up, it was forced down. The story only circulated in a very small circle. In less than two years, it ...