ght family

with the bright lights and the crowd of people, a

ng them carefully on a tray. Her hands, however, shook nervously, an

nald Wright lounged casually on the sofa, his legs swinging idly as he watched his sister sort t

ard this. She turned to glare at Ronald, her e

the one who doesn't belong here, a parasite living off us! If I hadn't returned to help Annabel with business

ords, stumbled forward,

from disaster, though the majority of t

a found herself staring into a

a face that was well-kept yet ghostly pa

hthearted laugh just then, Clar

over a month, and now you're treating us like st

her. She rushed to offer her apology. "I'm terribly sorry; I didn't mean it. Mi

ld finish, the atm

her eyes had turned deadly cold, like a w

ing out a whistle as though watc

ps, and without hesitation poured it over Clara's head, snapping furiously, "What

ily

rang out

into the room, rushing straight

are yo

s she received Clara's message, bu

ght, Miss

cowled, anger surging inside her. She flung a fierce glare at the four people in front of her, each wearing a different expr

n disgust, almost making him gag. He turned his face away. "This i

ce again put on her plain disgu

. "Exactly! Adeline, you're a Wright too, just like us. What gives

y at Kailyn, a darin

ake herself look ugly, her ey

t to set foot in Waemery! To use his illness as an excuse to break the rules and come

gitimate" stru

putation, snapped and lunged a

and braced herself for the bl

A

she had an ally

Kailyn aside. Her slender frame flew backwar

face in the room, a menacing,

around Adeline, couldn't remain calm any longer and blurt

ized Elijah was holding her close.

ened his hold, ignoring Haley completely

how you arrang

going o

d closer and whispered in exasperation, "I asked you to help

ough, she was

elping her asser

the last of her composure. The calm smile she had forced on

r ambitions; she and her mother and siblings had also i

ears, and her mother, Haley, had

and a company in Duifsas for them,

for him, and Annabel had been confident her looks, talents,

opes were being bl

wasn't just ugly

al

, interrupting Annab

f making everyone else f

osed. After all, this was her lover's

here was Adeline, the outsider

ess her, Haley felt

your mother? I miss her dearly. In fact, in a few days, I was

amiliar, as though she w

He had an amused but disdainful smirk on his lips. "I don't know you. An