Elsa Anna's words slithered through my mind, each one twisting the knife deeper. "Adam thought Lucas was the Baron," she said with a cold smirk. "Adam wouldn’t know the Baron even if he stared him in the face. Stephanie slept with my father the whole time they were together. I had to kill her because she refused to let my father finish Adam off." Her voice was thick with malice. "We thought Adam would trade control for the antidote, but he didn’t love her enough. Instead, he killed her and my father’s baby. My father never forgave him for that." Her laughter echoed around me, venomous and mocking. "Isn’t it poetic, Elsa? Two friends, one mate—all cancelling each other out. Well, now that Lucas has finished Adam off, and you’ve finished Lucas off, it’s only natural that I finish you

