I watched him start to dial, the corner of my lips lifting slightly. When the call connected, he said, “Captain Carpenter, Sienna is about to act as bait to lure out the Butcher. It’s dangerous, she might not make it…”
Before he could finish, the line cut off. Then my phone started ringing.
Without any expression, I answered. On the other end, Scott’s angry voice came through.
“I used to think you were just spoiled and selfish because we spoiled you too much.”
“I didn’t expect that now, just to force a marriage, you’d lose all sense of shame.”
He clenched his teeth, breathing heavily as he forced out each word. “You not only made your sister’s condition worse, but now you even have the nerve to make my coworkers lie for you, saying you’re acting as bait. You want to trick us into pitying you so we’ll let you marry Atlas, isn’t that it?”
“Sienna, you’re just like that foster mother of yours, cheap, shameless, and obsessed with men. You dare use such a serious case just to feed your pride!”
He spoke clearly, his voice cold and cutting. “Get over here right now and kneel before your sister to apologize!”