Chapter 122

As Cassandra watched the fire flicker and fade, she tossed another log onto the flames. The crackling heat flared up instantly, casting a warm glow across the darkened industrial skyline. But as she stared into the fire, her mind wandered back to a painful memory the day she returned to Northwatch Estate, only to find it in ruins, the remnants of her past life shattered beyond recognition. The sting of that loss returned like a sharp ache in her chest, one that made it hard to breathe. She couldn’t deny it she wished for Vivian’s downfall. She wanted her to pay for everything she had taken. But even as that thought lingered, she knew that simply seeing Vivian disappear wouldn’t be enough. It would be too easy. Cassandra needed more. She needed to break her publicly, painfully just as Vivian had once broken her.