Chapter 718

Gregory paused for a moment. "Now isn't the time. Once you're strong enough to stand on your own, he'll meet you." Clinton frowned. "But I'm not even a real member of the Beach family. How am I supposed to fight for anything?" "You just need to do as you're told. Leave the rest to me," Carter said in a calm, reassuring tone. Clinton didn't respond. Gregory was always on guard. Up until now, Clinton hadn't even managed to get a single detail about this so-called 'sir' out of him. … Trouble had hit the Rixon family hard. Eric was dead, and Eileen was clearly aiming to take over. Rachel had to head back right away—she took the earliest flight to H Country that day. Madeleine went with her, bringing Ava Adams, Dalton, and James along. Beckett didn't feel at ease letting Rachel go without backup. It seemed like Eileen had teamed up with Carter's mysterious "boss." Madeleine used to think Eileen would never stoop to working with people like that. Clearly, she'd underestimated how far Eileen