Elara I had just kicked Zack and Selina out of Park Manor when my phone exploded with notifications. Caller ID: Mother. Her voice came through the speaker, cold as winter frost, every word dripping with fury: "Elara, have you lost your mind?! What did you do to Selina? She's crying herself sick!" I leaned against the floor-to-ceiling windows of Park Manor, watching workers replace the flower beds Selina had ruined. My tone remained as calm as if discussing the weather: "It was mine to begin with. What's wrong with taking back what belongs to me?" "I said you could have the Park Manor! Did you need to be so harsh, so... cruel?" I let out a cold laugh: "Give me? Mom, it was never yours to give. What right do you have?" "And cruel? I simply didn't want to see people having s*x in m

