"Camilla!" Jake shouted, panic tearing through his voice.
Then a tall figure moved.
Silas.
He rushed forward without hesitation.
He threw himself in front of her just as Lincy's kick came down.
Lincy's heel landed against Silas's back.
I didn't feel satisfaction.
Silas was not weak. I knew that better than anyone.
When he killed me, there had been no trembling in his hands. No mercy in his eyes. Just cold purpose.
Lincy's strength would not break him.
Beside me, Lewis's fingers tightened slightly around mine.
He didn't look at me.
But I knew he felt the shift in me.
He gave Theo a quiet glance.
The hall had dissolved into chaos. Most of the guests stood in clusters, whispering, watching. No one wanted to step in. No one wanted blood on their hands.
Then one of the Hudson relatives stormed forward.
"Camilla! You ungrateful woman! We treated you like family and this is how you repay us?"
Dale had learned the truth.
