ured toward a small, private sitting room of
d to where he could watch her through the glass-paned doors. He le
at could possibly m
rypted audio recorder from his briefcase and handed it
put in the single earbud and pressed play. Her grandfaththe greed that had consumed his own son. He couldn't trust any of them, he said. Only h
protective shell." Kerr Ward's name and power would keep the vul
this is the last thing your grandpa will ever ask of you
little recorder clenched tight in her fist. Something soft and vuln
ettling back into place like a mask. She remo
e the do
. He quickly produced the inheritanc
ey or the power. It was for the old man's last wish. She uncapped a pen and si
in hall, Arthur, Eleanor, and Can
Arthur snarled. "I'm warning you,
y of the manor," Eleanor added, her voice dripping veno
s burning with a hatred so
nts to Robert Sullivan, then turned to face her
t cut through their bluste
ets are
aze drift over each of th
you can take
It was a declaration of war, delivered with the casual con
e pointed a trembling finger at her, sput
nd her voice. "You b
e back of a chair. "Shut your mouth, you country freak!" he spat, hi
rand staircase, her demeanor suggesting she was merely informing them of a settled fact before
e, appreciative smile. This girl had fire. He was getting more and more curious about the source
He turned to the sputtering Solomon family. "Legally speaking," he stated, hi
elusions. Arlie's reluctant acceptance, followed by her immediat
of power was complete. The battle for
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