She sowed the seeds of her own ruin, and I wasn’t about to carry guilt or pity for those who once tried to break me. Not anymore. I owed myself the strength to let go, unburdened and unbroken.
“Not to be insistent, but I still don’t understand why you don’t want to press charges and find out who sent someone to kidnap you,” Ethan shifted on his position on Estelle’s dresser, facing her squarely. “It’s like you’re not scared for your life, which I find totally absurd.”
Estelle hid her smirk under a sigh as she brushed her brown hair, her gaze fixed on her reflection.
How would she explain to her brother and her parents that she’d already handled things, without them judging her? They might not actually judge her for what she did to Carla, but she couldn’t imagine their reaction if they d
