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This made Gideon stop as the color drained out of Maddox’s face

“You should really learn to clean your office After dinner when you were dealing with your guests, I went in there to look for the details of themy Sarah I found what you did”

“What did he do?” Jacob asked

“The anized it Sarah was cootten sick, and it had been a routine checkup She stood at the side of the road Dad paid fifty thousand pounds for hiive her a simple push”

“You arranged for her to be killed?” Jacob asked

Maddox said nothing

“Why?” Gideon asked

“Because he needed a son to hter in the Castillo faains and deals without someone there to push in their direction Sarah was merely in the way”

“What the fuck has been happening?” Jacob asked

“His reach and pull have been greatly shifted The once-powerful Denton na he can The Castillo and the Savona each own the cities that surround us They are both powerful in their own right Coe, and they are a force to be reckoned with He wants rasp Sarah paid the price for his … desperation She’s gone because he wanted to sell me off like he did Tamsin”

Gideon felt a lump in his throat as he stared at his brother Landon shouldn’t have to face this

Not now

Not after everything

“I’ve got nothing All of my happiness and love died with Sarah I’m empty inside I’m already dead”

Just like that, Gideon watched as he slid the blade across their father’s throat No emotion No remorse