At 3 a.m., my stepmother and stepsisters stole my credit card and spent $100,000 on a luxury trip—returning home smug and unaware the card they used wasn’t what they thought it was.

I forced myself to stand straight.

“My mother is dead too. Unless you’re about to tell me that was staged as well.”

Thomas’s jaw tightened.

“No. Eleanor died.”

Vanessa snapped.

“Don’t say her name.”

Thomas turned his head slowly.

“You lost the right to command anyone in this house a long time ago.”

Vanessa’s beautiful face twisted.continue reading …