"And I know her," Raymond said with smug confidence. "She has too much pride to run back to Dominic for help. In our circle, if she cuts out Dominic, there is only one other person with the capital and the history to back her up."
"Wesley Morgan," I whispered the name like a curse.
"Exactly," Raymond said. "To get this lifesaving loan, she has no choice. She will have to go to Wesley within the next forty-eight hours."
I let out a breath I didn't know I was holding. A cruel smile touched my lips.
"Good."
Raymond Carter was my secret weapon. To the rest of high society, he was just the President of Teller Bank, a man with the Carter surname but no official connection to my branch of the family. The Carters had fallen from grace years ago, but Raymond had survived. He was my grandf
