Chapter 164: She is breaking down
"It wasn't just me! It's all because of that Stephanie bitch! She told us to hate her! She told us Hannah was a jinx, a useless brat who deserved to be kicked around! She murdered our mother and ruined our family name!"
"Keep your mouth shut!" William roared under his breath, his voice dropping into a lethal, dangerous register as he grabbed Kael by the collar, slamming him firmly against the marble pillar.
"Stop tarnishing the family name in the middle of the royal palace! You think passing the blame to a stepmother changes what we did? You think it erases the fact that we chose to look away while she bled?"
He tightened his grip, his eyes boring into his younger brother's panicked face.
"We are Benningtons, Kael. We pride ourselves on our strength, yet we were cowards in our own home. Own your shame, or stay out of my way."
