Cassandra bit her lip hard. She had only wanted to help the Hamilton family settle this matter, hoping to earn favor with them and prove that her family wasn’t the trouble Drake’s mother always claimed they were. But instead, everything had fallen apart. If Drake’s mother found out what happened, she would never stop despising her.
“Cassie, please!” Lucian's voice trembled as he dropped to his knees before her. “If you call Drake, this matter can still be fixed. I swear, I will never gamble again. I swear by the moon goddess!” His hand rose in a desperate pledge, his eyes wide with fear. “Sis, please save our family. I beg you.”
The scent of fear and shame rolled off Lucian in waves. He had brought ruin upon them again, yet he was still her family. She could not simply turn away.
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