Cassandra! Calebs roar erupted, raw and thunderous, shaking the room to its foundations. Every gaze snapped to him, startled, the air bristling with tension.

Rachel quickly moved to console her future daughter-in-law. Lily, dont listen to her. That girlafter being trafficked for three yearsshes unwell. Mentally unstable. She babbles nonsense sometimes.

Cassandras mother. Her own mother. Saying this.

Cassandras lips curved into a cold, sharp smile, her ...