Watching Webster and Jill's bewildered expressions, as though they couldn't fathom his meaning, Levi spoke again. "Sallie doesn't attack people without cause. What exactly did you do to provoke such an extreme reaction from her?"
His voice carried that distinctive rasp of someone freshly awakened, yet underneath lay an unmistakable steel.
Jill's expression hardened—fear flickered across her features, but beneath it burned pure loathing.
For years, she'd exhausted every scheme imaginable to eliminate Levi, yet nothing had succeeded.
That's precisely why, two years prior, after banishing Sallie, she'd orchestrated Levi's removal from the Noah Family as well, ensuring he couldn't sabotage her plans.
Never had she anticipated that after two years, even with death knocking at his door, Levi would remain razor-sharp.
