Layla's POV
Melissa Crimsonfang's name lit the screen of my phone and the ringtone once again cut through the tranquility of my new home. I sighed, letting it buzz twice as I contemplated just getting rid of my phone entirely, then on the fourth ring I answered, hitting loudspeaker and setting the phone on the table so I didn't have to hold it.
"Layla," she simpered in that sickly sweet voice that dripped with venom, "Have you heard the amazing news. Kian's buying the villa above the bay. Finally, Chelsea will have a worthy home that matches her bloodline. I thought you'd want to prepare yourself for the announcement. After all, it can't be easy being the reject of the family and seeing other people claim what would have been yours if you weren't such an ungrateful little…"
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