Chapter 17

Vera shook her head in terror. "It's not like that! My mom just felt that everything that was supposed to be mine had been stolen by Margot, so she wanted to teach her a lesson." Winnie's medical report flashed through Cameron's mind, followed immediately by the image of Margot nearly being devoured by a shark. Her lifeless, hollow gaze cut into Cameron's heart like a knife. He kicked Vera hard in the chest. "You bitch. You didn't just kill Margot's mother. You encouraged your own mother to go after Margot again and again." A sharp pain exploded in Vera's chest, and a mouthful of bright red blood sprayed from her lips. Cameron's eyes no longer held any trace of the affection and love from before; only hatred remained. Cameron raised his hand slightly, and two soldiers immediately entered. "Take her to the chapel. However long Margot had spent there, she'll spend just as long too." Vera looked at Cameron in terror. "Cameron, you can't do this to me! Those two mastiffs will kill me