Lily’s POV

I had already decided what needed to happen the second I saw my mother’s face in the doorway.

She had only caught the end Lucian’s voice low and lethal, promising to make Mia’s life miserable, promising to make her regret ever being born. That was the only part she needed to hear. Anything more and the truth would spill out in a way I wasn’t ready for. Not yet. Not like this.

Mom stepped fully into the room, eyes wide with confusion and concern.

“Why… what did Mia do?” she asked, looking between Lucian and my sister. “Did she do something wrong for you to say that to...