If Lucas had promised her too quickly and too readily, Jenny would have hesitated and doubted him, but after hearing that Lucas's promise came with a condition, she felt much more assured that he would keep his word.

"Fine," she said. "I'll tell you what happened and how Serenity fell into the sea. But I must warn you… Lucas, I'm afraid that you might wish you’d never found out the truth once you hear it."

His expression turned stone cold as he listened to Jenny recounting what had happened in the past.

"I hope that you'll keep the promise you gave me, Lucas Gomez."

All her life, Jenny never felt like she owed anyone anything. Sure, she might have caused her sister's death, Zeke's heavy injuries, and her parents' misery, but she had never felt sorry for any of that.

If her parents had not favored her sister over her, she would not have had the heart to kill her own sister. As for Zeke, if he had shown more sincerity toward her back then when she was in trouble, she would never hav