Sallie's POV
Lionel released a wild, desperate scream, as though the sheer volume could somehow justify all his twisted actions.
I stared at him with icy contempt, refusing to flinch.
When his breakdown finally ended, I spoke with deliberate calm, "Do you honestly believe Rosalyn brought you in and covered up your bastard status just to make you her heirs?"
The cocky grin vanished from Lionel's face. "What the hell are you getting at?" he snapped.
I could see the fear creeping into his eyes, though he tried to hide it.
I looked at him like the pitiful fool he was, my words sharp as knives. "Andy figured it out from the start—Rosalyn only dragged you back to use as weapons against Frederick. You were never more than expendable tools in her game.
"The second you stop being useful, you'll be the first ones she throws away. Hell, she might even decide you're embarrassments to the family name and have you eliminated entirely.
