Grace’s POV
I couldn’t believe it. How could Aaron do this to me? What did he even see in that pathetic girl, Saphira? The thought gnawed at me as I stared at the two of them in the underground. I wanted to teach the two of them a lesson. I wanted to show them that no one could cross me and get away with it—especially that rat Saphira. Even now, as I stared at her, she dared to stand up to me. I would start with her first. Aaron could wait.
I focused on the humiliation I felt and let him rage within me. My eyes stung as the tears began to well up. I had always been good at calling up tears on demand. It was a convenient little trick I used to get whatever I wanted. And now I needed them to enact my revenge on Saphira. A sob tore from my throat, echoing off the damp stone walls. Aaron sta
