Chapter 119

Jace snorted. ‘You already know what happened next. Cathy left Skyline. Came to live with us.’ I was dumbstruck. The pieces locked into place, finally. I’d never understood why Catherine left so abruptly when she and Rhys were practically joined at the hip. He’d been utterly besotted, and she—well, she wasn’t indifferent. That nonsense excuse about stepping aside so I could have Rhys? Franklin and Caroline might’ve bought it, but I never did. Catherine was many things, but self-sacrificing wasn’t one of them. She didn’t leave for me; she left for her birth mother. But that only answered one question and raised a hundred more. ‘Do Franklin and Caroline know?’ I asked. Jace shrugged. ‘Beats me. But from what I figured, no. They don’t know Cathy’s not theirs. And after she found out, she sure as hell didn’t tell them.’ ‘Why not?’ His lips twisted into a smirk. ‘You really don’t give your sister enough credit. She’s a lot sharper than you think. You know why she decided to stay in Stonewic