Gaara only shrugged, his gaze drifting back to Esther. “He just said Elson,” he explained, the words falling casually from his lips. “Then he walked off, and I haven’t seen him since.”

“I don’t get it,” Esther admitted. She let her back rest against the cool surface of Gaara’s car. “I mean, I already know Vinson has issues with my cousin. But why would he use that as a reason to hate me? Elson isn’t my only cousin, right. My little sister Elma is also related to him. But ...