Caspian Rhodes's mouth twitched. He could only describe this development as both unexpected and perfectly logical. He sighed, wishing he could just give up on the spot.
Unaware of the situation's true nature, Mrs. Rhodes and the others looked at Caspian Rhodes with some concern. "Caspian, about Serena..."
Caspian Rhodes shot them a helpless glance and reassured them, "It's fine. She won't let herself get the short end of the stick."
Arabella Donovan indeed wouldn't let herself get the short end of the stick, but she had no interest in disciplining another family's descendants. After a moment's thought, she decided to let these ancestors—who were worried sick about their posterity—handle it themselves.
It wasn't that she could actually summon the dead back to the world of the living. Not only would that violate the rules of The Providence, but she also lacked that kind of power.
