ia Sin

The woman who had whispered poison into his ears, who had manipulated every situation to her advantag

was she doing here? And more impo

hands curling into

cto

hugged her frame in all the right places. Not a single hair was out of place, her sleek b

said, her eyes glinting. "Didn't

ng here?" Liam's

ll the time in the world. "Oh, darling, I was just enjoying a quiet evening when I happened to see my dear stepson

ulating. I felt stripped bare under her e

y to you," I said, voice cal

. "When someone as insignificant as you reapp

am snapped,

"You always had terri

back for Liam,"

. "Then let's not preten

lled out her phone. Turned it

red. A little

screen again. A second photo. My son at his preschool, holding hands with a classmate. Another t

fingers dug into my la

she ge

to work. "Where

wn with a dramatic sigh. "Isabella, darling, you s

y to explode. "V

wasn't f

. "The real question is: wha

th the table. I couldn'

lla," she whispered, "or wa

hilled me t

ching, but I couldn't look at him. Couldn't

ed back, satisfaction radiating

want from me?" I asked, my voice surprising

, you always did know w

you don't want to do this," he

ing. You always think you can control

ight snap. But this wasn't about their twisted family feud. T

ctoria. "You have something

as if considering, th

of his life quietly, and maybe, if you beha

dn't look at him. I felt like the

ir to the Sinclair empire," Victoria said smoothly. "And since Liam is unable to h

out small. "An

e? It all unravels. I won't have to do much, just a whisper here, a leaked document there. She tapped her p

uldn't breathe. My baby. My whole world. And

e silence. "You don't get t

glance. "And you don't get to

g with anger. "You're insane if yo

can you offer him?" she asked. "We can give

him love,"

oesn't protect him from th

my fists. "

ed. "Then your life b

ouldn'

ut I w

e table. "You're c

her dress. "Don't take too long

ed away, leaving

u don't have to be afraid o

n, barely ab

" he said, reac

ning. I didn't know if he was in this fight

phone

rom an unkn

Isabella. The c

sn't b

as wa

wait