Thea’s POV.
My heart plummets when Leon answers the question. He killed his dad and made his mom permanently disabled.
“Why?” I find myself asking before I can stop the question.
“Because my father was a traitor. They used me as a scapegoat. They used my name. Because they couldn’t let Liam’s name be tarnished. My father agreed to send Liam away, pretending he was me. I took over the entertainment business. I rose through the fame but because I couldn’t use my real name, I had to use Liam’s. I learned later on that my father was still working with Liam even after he was banished. Together they hadn’t stopped. Father resented Alfonso for making him choose Liam’s fate. For years they had been working to destroy not only the Ricci’s but the Vella-Ricci’s. Mom knew what they were doing. The
