Chapter105:

Chapter 105 CELESTE "Probably," he admitted. "Or at the very least, make sure he can never betray anyone again. Celeste, he put you and the boys in danger. He's the reason Tommy got shot. He's responsible for people dying. I can't just let that go." I knew he was right. I knew that in the world he operated in, betrayal of this magnitude couldn't be ignored or handled through legal channels. But hearing him talk so matter-of-factly about killing someone was still jarring. "There's more," he continued. "Marcus Pemberton—the investor I turned down, the father from the school who defended Victoria—he's been one of the buyers of Bennett's information. He's behind the initial attempt on our family." The news hit me like a physical blow. Marcus Pemberton. I'd stood next to that man just yesterday at the parent-child games. I'd smiled politely while he defended his horrible daughter's mother for pushing me. And all along, he'd been planning to have my entire family killed because Xenois had re