Tibetan mastiff!

A jolt of fear shot through Briony's heart.

But she knew—this was exactly the kind of situation where she couldn't afford to panic.

"Did Madeline really think I'd show up here empty-handed?" Briony's voice was steady, almost cold.

Madeline frowned. "What are you getting at?"

Briony's lips curled into a frosty smile. "Every single call Mack made to me these past few days—I recorded them all. Before I set foot in the Kensington house, I stopped by the police station. I filed a report and handed over the recordings. If anything happens to me here today, Mack will be the prime suspect. And the rest of you? Every single person in this room will be implicated."

A stunned silence fell over the room. The entire Kensington family stared at her in disbelief.

She had actually thought this far ahead!

Melody practically spat with rage. "You little wretch! No wonder you seduced Stewart into representing you back in college-you conniving witch! You didn't come here looking for help; you came to set a trap for the whole Kensington family!"

rest of the Kensingtons weren't far

curses:

disgrace we ever took you in! Briony, will you only be happy when you've

man raise you-we should've left you to fend for yourself in the

against him? Briony, you're vile

insults; to her, their words were just so much

despite the blood staining her ivory winter coat. She looked

She wiped it away, smearing her hand red, then held her palm up for

pulled into a faint smile. "With injuries like this, a medical

twisted with fury, the lines of age deepening in her scowl.

cold as ice, swept over every face in the room before settling on Madeline. "When you're up against a pack of heartless animals, you have to use your wits. Otherwise, I wouldn't have survived this long, would

your only son-your precious heir. Are you really willing to risk his future for the sake of getting rid of your

her, hatred burning in

was as if she had anticipated every move, every word-the entire scene was

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