Revenge: Start by Not Loving Him

On the battlements, Jessica Stewart gripped a dagger tightly, her eyes fixed on Jeremy Portman as he advanced step by step. "Jeremy, can't you spare them? They're my family."

Not a flicker of softness crossed Jeremy's face. "They're my enemies."

Jessica let out a bitter laugh. "Oh, Jeremy, how foolish of me to think you'd ever let them go. I always believed you had no emotional ties to them, that I was the one closest to your heart!" Jeremy's expression remained unyielding.