a's

chest. I collapsed onto my bed, the sobs I'd been holding back finally breaking free. Vick

pered, sitting beside me and

a toxic mix of grief, rage, and humiliation. "

roked my hair, her touch the o

ed my clenched fist. The broken gems and the snapped chain lay in my palm, the sharp

red, my voice raw. "She wanted to

. "Marley is not just a pretty face, Debra. S

door was slammed open

ith rage. He wasn't alone. Marley was behind him, pee

dare you cause such a spectacle and disrespect my Luna in front o

ekiel. The name felt as

ck, scrambling to my feet. "She had her s

sympathy in it. His eyes landed on the broken pieces in my hand, and he scoffed.

was a slap in the fac

I whispered, my heart shatter

her the respect she is due, or you will face the consequences.

Logan, dear, don't be so harsh," she said, her voice dripping with

was more sickening

face hard as stone. "You are confined to your rooms until I decide otherwise.

f I were a stranger, a problem to be managed. Ivy

st nodded, my throat

left, pulling the door closed behind him. He hadn't o

And in doing so,