Third Person's POV The Davis seniors looked like they wanted to crawl into a hole. Seeing their daughter unravel in front of a live global audience was a nightmare they hadn't budgeted for. Connor took a shaky step forward, trying to run damage control. "Mortimer, look, you're getting the wrong idea about Vivian. She's just a mess over Rolf. She posted that video because she was scared his surgeon wasn't up to the task." He paused, testing the air. "Sure, maybe there was a misunderstanding. But those comments online? The 'homewrecker' stuff? Vivian didn't write those. You know she's not like that." Connor was a survivalist. For years, he'd used Vivian's "special status" to bleed the Blade Pack for favors and funding. As long as they didn't cross the line, Mortimer usually looked the

