Keira was still trying to wrap her head around what exactly the South family's so-called bloodline power was when Scarlet frowned and said, "You just pissed off Lena. It's too dangerous for you to stay here. Look—why don't you and your fiancé come with me?"
Keira raised an eyebrow and gave her a look.
Scarlet jumped in immediately, "Relax, I'm not trying to steal your man."
Then she turned back toward the road ahead, her tone firm. "You were right. Chasing clout by hanging onto a man? That's what losers do. My aunt had the guts to leave the South family. If she could pull that off with her own convictions, then I can too. After all, I am a legitimate South… though, I guess in the next generation I'd technically be a branch family."
Keira watched her talk and smiled faintly.
Then she lowered her eyes and asked quietly, "How do we go with you?"
