ar faces, who did not look like a

pulled out a chair and sa

because Ethan said Cara was the daughter of an old acquaintance. He

moment Cara saw Greta,

her mind. Instead, Cara deliberately abandoned

st arrived in Portwick. She did

ind her way back. The torrential rain soaked her th

d her, she was clingin

ullets to save Greta without making a sound c

ght, he fell to his knees and prayed until

ted nothing more

e truly hated h

, to reclaim the ring Greta had been longing for, only to walk in

He did not ask why. He rushed for

. To shield Cara behind him, Ethan exposed h

is life to

a completely and how viciou

ith mockery as she sneered, "Greta, I n

oft laugh, "Cara, I suggest you don

icked up from the Red Delta. This is Portwick. What can you do to m

ed her eyes

eople. If a knife could solve some

eta moved. In a blink, she

agger pressed against th

ands, the men behind Cara fr

nicked

from her face. Even he

she stammered. "Don't to

kill me? "Before he gets the chance, I'll kill you first. When we me

e went dea

o be. She had simply grown fearle

an like Greta-someone forged at the edge of a bl

would no longer kill at will.

ked first deserve

o leave. It was Cara who

blade traced a path to a spot tha

n't

rse, the basement door was k

u doing!? Le

ta was distracted, Etha

would not pul

her. In his eyes, roiling with rage

exploded inside th

It also shattered her final hope and

truck her ri

to the floor. Ca

with blood. It flowed down

grasp. He looked her over again a

d he turn back. Rage consumed him as he roared, "D

tly. Blood loss drained the color fr

move. She did

uietly, "are you rea

ealized they were not a question at

d, his eyes still ro

and. He saw the blood dripping steadily t

ed through

omething sealed away, seemed to be tor

t time he had called her th

lapsed into a crouch. Cara r

ke a statue, u

calmly, her voic

a bullet for me. And now, you've