After everything that happened the night before, Grant had finally reached his limit with Yenik. His anger was spilling over, and this time, not even Lincy his favorite escaped it.
I knew exactly which strings to pull. Grant had always had a temper, especially when his pride or reputation was touched. And Lincy, despite being born outside of marriage, had always been treated better than me. She got the warmth, the protection, the indulgence. I got rules and silence.
He had once dreamed of arranging a powerful bond for her. Someone who could raise the Ashbourne name higher. Instead, she was humiliating herself, clinging to a man who had just been pushed into a binding with another woman. Worse, she actually believed Yenik would still gain something from the Ashbournes because of her.
Of course Grant was furious.
Even the woman he once cherished Lincy's mother was no longer spared in his mind. Disappointment had a way of poisoning old affection.
