"Pfft! Tyler always comes to the aid of beautiful young women, doesn't he? He just likes the attention and the popularity. A womanizer who doesn't deserve the crown at all! That's what I think about him! Kill me if you must!"
Kat clenched her jaw angrily and rolled up her pupils. "Let me see what you really think…"
Britta felt a sudden invasion into her thoughts and unsteadily shifted in her position. "What are you doing to me? Are you reading my mind?"
The goddess opened her eyes with a look of pity. "Britta, the supposed heiress of the mighty but almost extinct Salvatore family. You were raised like a tutored pupil rather than a loving child."
"Stop it…"
"Your grandfather wanted a grandson, but he was stuck with you. He didn't know your ambitions—"
"Don't say it—"
"You wanted to be the next Seraphim King!" Kat declared without empathy. "Most importantly, you were a girl, and hence Butch Salvatore didn't pass on the mantle to you."