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She’d just smashed herself into a rock wall for this-for them to turn on Lily, to make her pay. The whole point was for her brothers to explode on Lily-hurt her, make her lose the baby.
She couldn’t believe it-there she was, collapsed on the ground, weak and shaking, looking helpless and broken… and instead of rushing to her side, her brothers were too busy staring at the scratches on Lily’s neck.
Mathilda choked down the fury and turned up the tears, her voice barely above a whisper. “Bodger… Jonah… It really hurts…. I can’t move…”
It wasn’t until Mathilda started crying out in pain, sounding weak and barely hanging on, that the three Ginger brothers finally looked away from Lily’s neck and turned their attention to her.
“Mathilda!”
Blood streamed from her temple. Cuts ran along her arms, her legs, and her hands. Her clothes were torn and stained. She lay crumpled beneath the rock wall, fragile and broken.
Her injuries were clearly much worse than Lily’s.
And just like that, their focus shifted.
The second they saw how bad she looked, they stopped paying attention to Lily and rushed over, kneeling beside her to check her injuries.
“It hurts… It hurts so bad…” Mathilda whimpered, catching the glint of worry in their eyes. Perfect. Her plan was working. She held back a smile, smothered the rush of satisfaction in her chest, and let her voice turn soft and shaky. “I don’t even know what I did wrong… I just wanted to say hi. But Lily started screaming at me… told me to die… And before I knew it, she shoved me into the rocks…” Her voice cracked. “God, it hurts…”
“What did you say?”
The moment Mathilda said that, the concern in the Ginger brothers’ eyes vanished-replaced instantly by pure, burning rage.
Lily had supposedly hurt Mathilda again. And now she was trying to run?
Without warning, he stormed toward her, grabbed her roughly, and dragged her back toward the rock pile. His eyes were wild, his voice thick with rage. “You did this to Mathilda? You really put your hands on her again?” Who the hell do you think you are? You don’t get to walk away from this. You deserve everything that’s coming”
“I didn’t touch her!” Lily snapped.
Being dragged into this drama again-surrounded by these lunatics-was enough to make her want to scream.
Her chest rose and fell with rage, and she glared at them, refusing to waste another breath arguing with the insane.
But Bodger had her wrist locked in a crushing grip. Lily couldn’t break free, so she shot him a cold glare and said, “So whatever Mathilda says, you just buy it? How many times has she lied and gotten caught? Bodger, if you’re going to keep falling for the same crap, maybe just do everyone a favor and stop screwing with my life.”
Bodger flinched.
Bodger couldn’t help but think back to the incident near the fountain-not far from where they stood now -hen Mathilda had tried to frame Lily and it all blew up in her face.
His grip on her wrist loosened just slightly.
Then he noticed the blood still seeping from the cuts on Lily’s neck, staining the collar of her white shirt. A flicker of guilt tugged at him.
He was about to say something-maybe ask Sean to take a look at her injuries-when Mathilda’s broken voice rang out behind them, hoarse and trembling.
“I know I’ve messed up. I’ve lied. I’ve tried to hurt Lily before,” she whispered, her voice shaking. “But I’ve changed. I swear I have. I hate pain-why would I ever hurt myself just to set her up? My face… it hurts so bad. I don’t even know if it’s ruined forever. I’m a girl-I care about how I look. If I was faking, why would I go this far?” She sucked in several sharp breaths, like she couldn’t take the pain, then whimpered, “It hurts so much… I really can’t take it…”
Mathilda had blood running down her forehead, and her cheek was scraped up too.
Looking at her torn-up face, even Bodger started to doubt. It didn’t seem possible that Mathilda would hurt herself that badly just to set Lily up.
Which could only mean… Lily really had snapped-and attacked his sister.
“How could you hurt her like this?” Bodger’s voice was low, tight, and dangerous. His eyes filled with fury. And then it all came rushing back.
Lily had stolen Mathilda’s life for over a decade. The Ginger family had raised her, cared for her, and protected her. She had never shown an ounce of gratitude. Instead, she’d nearly gotten Mathilda killed, over and over. His hatred-and disappointment-reached a breaking point.
When she tried again to yank her arm free, he didn’t hesitate. He lunged forward and wrapped his hand around her neck.
“Bodger!”
Jonah and Sean both shouted, their faces twisting in shock.
Sean’s stomach turned as he saw more blood dripping from the reopened wounds on Lily’s neck. His chest tightened so hard he could barely breathe.
But then he remembered. He remembered everything she’d done. How she’d left the family. How she’d hurt Mathilda before. And now? She’d pushed Mathilda into a pile of rocks and tried to walk away like nothing happened. Maybe she deserved this. So he didn’t stop it.
“Let go of me, Bodger!” Lily’s hands trembled with fury.
She was so damn sick of being hurt by this psychotic family.
She clawed at his wrist, desperate to break free, but his grip didn’t budge-unyielding and brutal. He wasn’t just restraining her. He was trying to crush her.
Her lungs screamed for air. Her throat burned. Pressure built in her neck like it was seconds from giving
ONI.
She could barely get a breath. Finally, she forced out a hoarse cry. “I have proof. Mathilda set me up. Just give me time-I can prove it!”
The moment Lily said she had proof, Mathilda’s face drained of color.
But then she remembered-Lily didn’t have her phone, and she wasn’t wearing any kind of hidden camera. She had nothing.
Mathilda realized Lily was bluffing, just trying to scare her. The panic in her chest slowly eased.
Relief rushed back into Mathilda’s chest, and she doubled down, trembling as she sobbed. “It hurts so bad… What did I even do wrong? All I did was say hi, and Lily just snapped. She’s already taken everything from me-all those years of my life. What more does she want? Does she want me dead? Is that the only way Lily will ever be happy?”
“Stop talking like that!” Jonah said, his voice breaking with guilt and sympathy. “You didn’t do anything wrong. She’s the rotten one-selfish and cruel.” He turned to Bodger, his voice like ice. “She shoved Mathilda into those rocks. She did this on purpose. If we’re being fair, she deserves the same treatment. Throw her into the damn rocks. Let her bleed too.”
Bodger nodded without hesitation.
He clearly agreed.
His hand tightened again-then he lifted Lily straight off the ground by the neck.
He was going to throw her. Right into the rocks, Make her bleed. Make her suffer.
The second she realized what he was about to do, Lily’s fear turned to full-blown panic. Desperation. Rage.. Helplessness.
She’d been through this before-bullied, beaten, and humiliated by these brothers.Every day felt cold, heavy, and hopeless.
Each morning she woke up, it was the same routine: pain she couldn’t outrun, humiliation she couldn’t avoid, and beatings she couldn’t stop.
Back then, she’d been alone. Just a girl with no one and nothing to lose.
But now? Now she was terrified.
My baby. I can’t lose this child. I can’t lose the only real family I’ll ever have.
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“Let me go…”
Lily didn’t want to show weakness in front of these monsters-but she was panicking. She was scared. And no matter how hard she tried to hold it back, tears slipped down her cheeks.
“Why does everything Mathilda says get taken as the truth? I swear-I can prove she set me up!”
Bodger’s expression darkened, his grip tightening with fury. “You nearly killed her, and now you’ve got the nerve to make excuses?”
Sean stood off to the side, arms crossed, watching with cold detachment. He was waiting for Lily to break
-waiting for her to look his way and beg..
Jonah just pulled Mathilda into his arms and snapped, “Bodger, what are you waiting for? Stop wasting time. Throw her into the rocks and make her pay for what she did to Mathilda!”
Tears spilled down Lily’s face, dripping onto Bodger’s hand. The warmth of them made his chest twist uncomfortably.
Looking at her-red eyes, completely crushed-he couldn’t help but remember the way she used to be. Before Mathilda had come back, Bodger had always hated seeing Lily cry. Her tears used to rip him apart. And now? Even after everything, her tears still got to him.
What pissed him off more was how ungrateful she’d become-cold, selfish, like none of it ever mattered.
Mathilda had already suffered enough. He wasn’t going to let her be hurt again. So whatever it took, Lily was going to pay for it.
“Lily!” A shout tore through the tension.
The call Lily had taken earlier-in the parking garage-it had been from James. He knew her heart wasn’t with him anymore. They were just days away from finalizing the diyorce. He had no right to feel anything for her.
But the moment he landed back in the country, she was still the first person he called.
And when she told him to call the police-when she said she needed help-it was clear something was seriously wrong. He knew she was in danger.
He had someone track her location and rushed over without wasting a second. And the first thing he saw when he got there? Bodger was about to hurl her straight into the jagged rocks.
Rage erupted in him, fast and vicious.
He charged forward and landed a solid kick to Bodger’s chest-knocking him off Lily and sending him staggering back. Then he caught Lily in his arms and pulled her in tight.
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