She understood a fundamental truth that Wesley and his kind would never truly grasp until it was far too late for them. “People don’t try to take everything from you because you are worth nothing,” she told her first group of residents during their opening dinner.
“They try to take everything from you because they are absolutely terrified of the day you finally realize how much you are actually worth,” she concluded. Cassie looked out the window at the rolling hills and felt a sense of peace that no amount of money or revenge could ever truly provide.
THE END.
