In the end, Stella was unable to leave.That afternoon, Gray came to see her.There was something wrong with the way he walked.He had clearly been injured.Aaron had punished him.Stella looked at Gray and parted her lips as though she wanted to say something.But in the end, not a single word came out.“Mr. Hogarth said I’m to remain by your side,” Gray said.This was the first time Aaron had compromised.Perhaps it would also be the only time.Stella was his biological sister, after all.Now that she was this upset, he had no choice but to soften his stance.Even so, it did nothing to change how Stella felt.She looked at Gray.“Summer has already been taken by his people, hasn’t she?”By his people, she meant Aaron’s.Gray fell silent.That silence was answer enough.Aaron’s men had taken Summer away.Gray had handled everything himself.And before he came to Stella’s side, he had belonged to Aaron.If Aaron wanted to know where Summer was, finding out would ha
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