Deal! Let's Get Our Revenge, Mr. Nemesis1
###Chapter 1
“Miss Ward, we’ve found a body. The features matches your mother. We need you to come in and identify it.”
My smile, reflected in the bridal shop mirror, shattered with a single phone call.
When they pulled back the sheet, her body was barely recognizable. Her eyes—gone. Her organs—ripped out.
I collapsed, screaming and the world turned black.
When I came to, my fiancé, Colin Marks, was sitting by my side. He gently wiped away my tears and kissed my forehead.
“They caught the bastard who did it,” he whispered. “I made sure… he paid for what he did to your mom.”
He swore that, for the rest of his life, he’d love and protect me the way she used to.
But that night, jolted awake by another nightmare, I caught something outside the bedroom. Through the crack in the door, I saw Colin holding my half-sister, Piper Ward, in his arms.
She was sobbing into his chest, her whole body trembling.
“If she ever finds out the truth… she’ll kill me.”
Colin cupped her face, gentle as ever.
“Hey, it’s not your fault. You didn’t know those guys were scammers. You’re a victim too.”
The chill in my bones cut deeper than any winter wind. I could hardly breathe.