Since reasoning with them had gotten her nowhere, Stella had no choice but to stop pretending they could still resolve this peacefully.
She had never wanted things to reach this point.
Before returning to Eirden, she had genuinely considered the Hogarth family her home.
She had treated Aaron like a real brother.
Like family.
And she had believed Felix was someone she could trust.
But what had happened after that?
Both Aaron and Felix had disappointed her beyond measure.
“You should to come back,” Felix said.
“Should?”
The word almost made Stella laugh.
Who got to decide what she “should” do?
The moment one person began believing another person owed them obedience, things became dangerous.
Not everyone was willing to live like a servant.
“Amos is unstable,” Felix said. “You shouldn’t involve yourself with him.”
“Right now, you and Aaron are far more dangerous to me than Amos.”
Was Amos unstable?
Of course he was.
But if he were not reckless enough to charge straight into danger, he never would have dared challenge them.
Before, Amos simply had not known how to fight Aaron or how to truly get under his skin.
Now he did.
Once Amos found a method that worked, he would make sure Aaron remained trapped in the fight for as long as possible.
“Don’t blame me for being ruthless either,” Stella said. “You knew what I was like back in Harbor City. When it comes to protecting myself, there’s nothing I won’t do.”
Everything she did was for herself.
That was simply who she was.
When someone loved her, she allowed herself to enjoy that love.
But once no one loved her anymore, she made sure to love herself.
“Is this really self-defense?” Felix demanded. “You’re trying to destroy the Hogarth family. They’re nothing like the Wrights. You won’t succeed, and in the end, you’ll only…”


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