Todos los capítulos de Now She Burns in My Place: Capítulo 1 - Capítulo 10

Then I grabbed my car keys and walked straight out.Accusations chased me out the door."Let her go! I'd like to see where you think you can go without this family!"I deliberately kept the air conditioning off while I drove.Meanwhile, Princess Cora was on the verge of heatstroke in her air-conditioned room.She video-called me right away.She was soaking in ice water, but her face was still bright red, sweat pouring down her. She looked like a total wreck."Maeve, turn on your car's AC right now!"I smiled.As long as she didn't know what was causing it, she couldn't pause the sensory swap."My dear little sister, what's got you so worried about me today?"Cora was about to explode."Maeve! You think you've got much longer to strut around like this? I'm leaving for the Frostmark any minute now! When I get there, I'll make you wish you were dead!"Rhys had finally found time to take her out to eat and go shopping today. She'd planned to enjoy a nice meal, snap some gorgeo

To the police, that all but proved I'd run off with the money, and they threw everything they had into arranging to go abroad and bring me in.Seeing that, Mom and Dad kept laying on the sob story."See? If she weren't running off with the money, why would she need guns? She's guilty, plain and simple!"Please, you have to help us bring our daughter back! The future of Talbot Holdings is in your hands!"Only one veteran officer gave them a long, hard look."But we've checked, and there's no money missing from Talbot Holdings' books."Besides, buying a gun is legal over there. She could just be protecting herself."You two wouldn't be using the police to settle a private family matter, would you?"Mom and Dad exchanged a look.They shook their heads over and over and even swore they weren't.Even though it was obviously a false report, the police got ready and went all in on the case.In her hospital bed, a weak and battered Cora still refused to give up.She was wrapped in

One blow after another had shattered Cora's mind.She just couldn't believe it.The system had given her the sensory-swap ability, and I'd cracked it with almost no effort.She'd thought victory was in the bag. Instead, I'd driven her into this miserable state."It's my fault?"You're the ones who always favored me! You drove Maeve to the edge!"You think you're such good people?!"How dare you put all the blame on me!"It was about to get dark, and a wave of despair settled over them.They had no water and no money. Their passports and phones had all been stolen in the chaos.Cora's outfit stood out on the Solvarran streets, and when several local men closed in around her, she didn't even have time to scream.In the end, a passing tour bus full of travelers from back home rescued them.A middle-aged woman draped her own jacket over Cora's shoulders. Seeing how badly she was shaking, the woman sighed."Oh, honey, what happened to you? You can't go around dressed like that

"But when Tyler coughed once, you rode your bike through the night to get him to the ER in town. Why didn't you remember I was your daughter then?"The line went silent for a moment. Then she switched to a tearful whine."Mae, why are you holding a grudge? We were poor back then! You have to understand!""I understand."I cut her off."That's exactly why I'm not giving you a single cent."I hung up and blocked both their numbers.But human nature is a funny thing. You never know just how greedy people can get.When Dale and Brenda couldn't reach me, they turned around and went straight to the Talbots.I don't know how they did it, but the two sides hit it off right away and formed an alliance to take me down.In the visiting room at the detention center, Mom and Dad looked through the glass at Brenda's sun-weathered face.Not long ago, the two sides had been enemies. After all, the Talbots had nearly broken Dale's old legs.But now they had a common enemy.Me."That ungra

"Maeve! You called the cops?!"Cora shrieked, her face so twisted she barely looked human.I didn't answer her.I turned to face Grandma's headstone and bowed deeply."Grandma, I'm sorry you had to see such filth."I straightened up and coldly watched them scramble to get away, but it was already too late.More than a dozen officers rushed up the mountain path and surrounded them.The lead officer rattled off seven names in a booming voice."You're all under arrest on multiple charges, including extortion, unlawful imprisonment, assault, and fabricating evidence!"Mom screamed hysterically and fought to break through the circle, but two female officers pinned her down.Brenda dropped to the ground, kicking and wailing."Maeve, you heartless thing! Have you forgotten who raised you? Have you forgotten—""I haven't forgotten. When I was little, you made me stand out in the snow as punishment while you sat inside cuddling Tyler in front of the TV. When I had a fever of a hundr