Sheldon Reid tried to speak again, but a sudden, intense spike of pain in his head forced him to clamp his mouth shut. He was afraid a scream would escape instead of his words.
His pride wouldn't allow him to look pathetic in front of them.
Even though he hadn't finished, Paige Summers already understood his intent. She suddenly laughed. "You're in agony, aren't you? Desperate for me to put you out of your misery? Is that why you're trying so hard to provoke me with words like that?"
She shook her head. "It's useless. If a few words from you were all it took to provoke me, I never would have made it this far. As for what your father did all those years ago… a pity he's already ashes. No corpse left to desecrate. But since you've inherited his legacy, you must have been prepared to pay his debts."
