Divided Vengeance

Mallory’s POV

Fresh anger surged through me at seeing not just the affection Uncle Alastair was showing Valerie, but in the gift he was presenting her with! In all my time as his niece, his declared ‘favorite’ back before Valerie had come along, he had never given me such an elaborate and beautiful gift!

He had given me other things, silver trinkets, and even an exotic pet once – but never a neckl