Not a Righteous Man

Stella thought, 'How could he treat me like this?

'I have sacrificed an eye for him, but now he threatens me for Tessa.

'How could I accept this?'

The people around her looked at her with sympathy and pity.

Stella had never needed pity from others.

She took a deep breath. "What's so good about Tessa that you protect her like this?"

The Vance she knew should be indifferent to everyone and would nev