Chapter 20: Rule #20: There is Power in Starting Over.

Beatrice.

One would think that after receiving the most restful night's sleep you have ever had in your life, you'd wake up feeling excited about the day. But I was quickly reminded upon waking up by the overwhelming realization of what had surpassed within the last twenty-four hours.

Everything seemed to wash over me, from the realization of my twin being alive to being resentful, to the knowledge of my father's nefariousness and greed. But the most devastating of all was the fact that I had insisted on meeting a man I'd marry, all for the sake of my father, who I tried to protect, not knowing he wasn't protecting me my whole life.

I knew very little about Geun Kal, other than the short and violent encounter I had with him in person. I knew that he came from a dominant crime family and that bridging a relationship with his family and Beau's adoptive family for all intents and purposes would afford me something I had never had before. Power.