A/N: This chapter is dedicated to. Bdubz_G. Wow. Thanks for the golden ticket.
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"T... There are no rules that say she has to take her own punishment!" Garth stammered, her voice shaking.
Alanis only smiled.
Not the kind of smile he used to give Charlotte. Not the charming, teasing one Harlow had once adored.
No.
This smile was deadly.
Cold...
Predatory...
"So what?" he asked, his tone eerily calm. "You think I'd just stand here and let you all fool yourselves if Grandma had died?" His voice dropped lower, a cold whisper that sent shivers through everyone.
They all knew the truth.
If anything had happened to Charlotte, none of them would be standing here right now. Because that old woman meant everything to Alanis. Just as Harlow meant the world to him. He would do anything for both women.
And unlike them, Alanis does not forgive.
