The mention of Serena sent Stinger into a frenzy, his hands gripping the railing as if he could bend the bars with his bare rage. "Let me out! I'm gonna make her pay for what she did to my folks. An eye for
an eye; I'm gonna get vengeance for my parents."
Just thinking about the indignities his parents suffered before their deaths filled him with an uncontrollable urge to flay Serena alive, to exact every ounce of pain she owed.
Rosemary spoke with an eerie calm, "Killing her won't bring your parents back to life. If they were still around, they'd want you to keep living, and to live well."
Stinger's eyes reddened further, and despite his best efforts, tears breached his defenses and cascaded down his cheeks.
After he had his moment to grieve, Rosemary prodded, "Was the operation Erik ran doing the dirty work for Lucas and Beverly?"
Stinger was taken aback and asked, "How did you figure that out?"
