When Starla reached her limit, people disappeared. Susanna had clearly crossed that fatal line.
"It must be her," Herbert murmured.
Returning to Maxlandia had softened her temporarily, mostly because she hadn't figured out how to handle her brother's conflicting loyalties. Now, she had adapted. The old, ruthless Starla was back. Some things simply couldn't be tolerated, especially when the other side showed zero regard for her trauma.
Yardley had paraded his protection of Fairfax in front of her one too many times.
"Are you going to call her, sir?" Rudolf asked.
Before Herbert could answer, his phone buzzed again. Yardley.
"Find out where Fairfax is, too," Yardley added. He assumed that since Elmer backed Starla, she would have access to all the intelligence.
Herbert didn't miss a beat. "I have to decline the three mines in Iseldor."
"You—"


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