It didn’t take u that long before we were there. I took her the one place I knew the Bertrams would never look for her: my old house. You could probably call me crazy, but I wasn’t. I knew what it meant to bring a Bertram into the house of Zeidans.

They would rather devour her before they help, right? Wrong. This is where I come into the picture. Not even my father would underestimate my powers and my influence. He will resist, but eventually, he will do as I want.

I’m not going to lie, if there ever was a reason to fret and be nervous, it was then. His hatred for the Bertrams spewed and dwelled within his heart for thousands of years, this was no small matter. I kept thinking just what insult would he throw my way, but it was better to find out for myself.

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