Wrath Of The Phoenix: She Came Back From The Ashes

broke out, Gracie Cart

ky against the floor. In front of her, the fire raged wildly, swallowing the wooden furniture as it splintered

refused t

her eyes fixed through the dancing curtain

rter. She wore a crimson dress that looked even m

d the triumph shining in her e

and Dad belong to me. My brothers belong to me too. Even yo

ry word cut deeper than th

Blood filled her mouth, making it impossible

red for Cathy consu

o deep that not even the blazin

nd Cathy had been accident

rincess, while the other had been forced to survive far from tha

ated her, Gracie truly believed the p

ave loving parents, caring siblings,

not have been

her return to the Carter family had been met

hy played the victim, their brothers became convinced Gracie was heartless. And whenever Cathy casually

for the facts, and no one ever gave

said, they accepted i

erstanding as Cathy, you wouldn't

you has no right to c

l never become part o

s mind one after another, crushing the fi

the same bloodl

twenty years Cathy had already

he searing heat swallowed what litt

hurried footsteps came

r rushed over with their

and her voice quivered as she spoke. "Dad, Mom... I'm sorry. It's all because

k through clenched teeth. Barely able to contain his fury, he continued, "She s

very bit of her concern reserved for the daughter she was holding. "Someo

e, his tone was firm and completely without mercy. "Leave it. Once the fire f

oulder, her body shaking as though she

head and looked beyond everyone else, m

dness in her gaze. It was filled only

iological daughter..." Cathy w

hat? From today onward, Mom and Dad h

d the last thing hol

ore her, and for some reason

ad nearly sacrificed everything to earn. In t

ess, scorching her flesh, yet the

left inside h

ain, she would never waste another

ver a

.

ptly opened

cold sweat covered her forehead. Acting on instinct, she threw up an arm t

re gone. So w

several moments before cautio

he window, and the worn suitcase she had carried with her when she

had been placed after the Carter

er moved into the storage room. It had been damp, freezing, a

nto the bathroom. She opened the tap and rep

ve away the last t

, and a hint of fear still lingered in her eyes. It was

e mirror while her grip on th

l knocks shatte

t out here

ew all too well, along w

Jason, her se

ifted her gaze. A faint, icy smile gradu

instantly fam

ay. Cathy had deliberately fallen down the staircase befo

tically tried to explain what really happened, but no one believed a word sh

e door, Jason's furious v

the stairs? Have you co

n she calmly swept her hair together and secured i

ck at her no longer held

ar, and longing for their app

iven a second

over, she refused to keep pretending the Cart

ted nothing to do

son she intended to love