He would certainly have his fun. My sister was gorgeous. My mother still had her figure and face, judging from the comments I’d overheard. My sister would do anything he asked, and so would my mother. If she refused, he’d just threaten me, and she’d do anything. She might’ve even been an option for this alliance, if not for the fact that she was still married to my father. And I wasn’t an ideal choice, either, because I’d fight him and never stop fighting him. Ari was the easy choice.

