Chapter 1 Reed Harrow and I were childhood sweethearts who grew up together in a psychiatric hospital. I was crazy. He was crazier. Everyone said we should be locked up for life-kept away from the world so we wouldn't harm anyone. And guess what? We did lock ourselves down-with marriage. But the unexpected happened five years later, on his birthday: our twin sons were killed in a car accident. I was hysterical, desperate to take the perpetrator to court. But the night before the trial, Reed showed up with a young woman and slammed a settlement agreement in front of me. "The driver is Calla's father-the only family she has left in this world. This ends here. Sign it." I looked up at him in disbelief. 'Reed Harrow, they were your sons too!" 'Cut the crap! Stop making me sick." Suddenly, my tears stopped falling. My heart turned cold as iron. Reed Harrow- f you had even a shred of gratitude, even the smallest bit of love for me, you could never have treated our sons like they were nothing. You could never have disregarded my pain so completely! The "madwoman" buried deep inside me-awakened. Reed Harrow, I will make you pay. Blood for blood. teed didn't give me a chance to argue. He just shoved a settlement agreement in my face. Tate, be good. Let it go." clutched the paper, staring at him in disbelief. 'Reed Harrow, you want me to settle with the man who killed our children?" Tate, back when the Vega Syndicate ambushed me, Calla took three stab wounds to get me out alive. I owe her that much." Besides, her father is the only family she has left in this world. Do you really have the heart to send him to prison?!" You're my wife-you should know better." Chapter 1 I ripped the settlement agreement to shreds. "Reed, those were YOUR sons! Do you even hear yourself right now?!" "Tate, it was an accident. Calla's father didn't mean to- "Accident? Max and Theo had compound fractures all over their bodies. The autopsy report clearly stated they were run over repeatedly. You call that an accident?!" "And that ambush from the Vega Syndicate-it was obviously-" Before I could finish, Calla suddenly dropped to her knees in front of me, tears streaming down her face. 'Please, I know my dad was wrong, but he's the only family I have left. I'm begging you-let him go." If you need someone to pay for your children's lives, then take mine." Fine. I'll grant your wish!" raised my gun and moved to pull the trigger. 'Enough!" Next second, Reed stepped in front of Calla, yanking the gun from my hand. Tate, have I been too soft on you?!" At his signal, his men rushed forward and restrained me. Reed carefully lifted Calla into his arms. The look he shot me was ice-cold. Calla is innocent. She's my savior. I won't let anyone hurt her." I've already greased the wheels with the cops, the DA, the judge-all of them. As long as my name's on that settlement, it's legally inding. Stop wasting your energy." With that, he gave a cold order to his men: Take her back to the estate. She's not to leave without my permission."