Jaxen POV The sitting room felt too small with both women staring at me. Mother’s disappointment was expected. Regina’s innocent, wounded-doe expression was pure theater. I let my gaze settle on my aunt, lips curling into a cold smirk. “Busy night, Aunt Regina? Not only bleeding the family dry, but playing errand girl. Impressive.” Only a handful of people knew about the prenup. Fewer still knew the details. There was only one way Regina could have found out. Scarlett. Three years of playing the perfect Luna, and now she wanted the contract erased? Using my mother as leverage? The timing was flawless—right after I cut Regina’s allowance. The two of them really were cut from the same cloth. Greed looked almost identical on both. A shame they weren’t actually blood-related. Regina shi

