The Burned Girl Rose Again

Once Lancaster's princess, Claudia is branded her family's sinner to atone for Lydia. Her devotion to Jasper shatters after overhearing him claim he never loved her. When Jasper pleads for her return, Claudia is with Sterling, who sees her hidden fragility and battles the Romeros for her. He asks if she will follow him to hell; she flees, yet vows she would go.