"What is your life to me? And if you are begging, beg Jack, not me," I snarled.

I turned to leave and Pete panicked and began begging in a high-pitched voice.

But my feet never wavered, and before long I was out of Pete's sight.

Pete's mind was filled with fury and resentment. Sofia had the ability to save her family in a single sentence but did nothing while they suffered.

Pete breathed deeply and got up on her feet. Casting one last glance in the direction that I had disappeared, she turned and left.

After dinner, Jack was informed by the butler that Pete had arrived at the door....