“Can we stop it?” I ask. I own some shares in the paper, but I’m afraid that my economic holdings won’t do much good if the pack turns against me. “Do you know if anyone else has hold of the story?”
“Not yet.” Hugo relates grimly, “And I don’t think there’s anything we can do to convince them not to print it. They have proof that Ella and Aileen aren’t related and that no one with her name ever resided in the territory.”
“Damn it.” I murmur, trying to wrap my head around this.
“Dominic, what do we do?” Ella looks up at me with so much trust and hope, and I realize that she’s looking to me for the answer – the solution. This incredible woman, who has only ever been able to rely on herself and fix her own problems, trusts me so much that she’s giving me that responsibility. I can’t let h
