My head felt like it was about to explode.
Amber… the same Amber who was the mother of the Blackwell brothers.
How could she possibly be connected to Lewis too?
The moment that thought landed, everything started snapping into place like a cruel puzzle.
Why was Amber always watching Lewis so closely? Why had she taken care of him for over a decade, like he was something she couldn't afford to lose? Why did she place Theo near him like a guard dog on a chain?
Why did she react so violently when she saw my Stone of Duality?
Because Lewis wasn't just someone she "pitied."
He was her son.
And maybe she had guessed what he wanted to do how far he would go for me. If Lewis planned to trade himself for my life, she would never allow it. So she sent Theo to kill me first.
If Theo hadn't hesitated at the last second, I would already be dead.
And suddenly, the Tiffany problem made sense too. The reason Tiffany and Lewis could never be together wasn't jealousy.
It was blood.
