Desperate Leverage

Bianca's heart slammed against her ribs. A cold wave of dread spread through her limbs, leaving her knees hollow and her breath thin.

“No—please, not that. I... I cannot be erased from the Lancaster family. Uncle Harrison, I beg you, spare me this once.”

Harrison regarded her with a face carved from stone. Not a muscle shifted. “So you expect the Lancaster family to make an enemy of the Vancrofts