Revenge on Rin Arc Begins

Michael rubbed his temples, muttering a string of curses under his breath.

"Of all the goddamn…" he trailed off, shaking his head in disbelief. "That manipulative… that… Rin! Of course it was her."

But even as he cursed Lailah's stupidity, a part of him, a part he'd only recently begun to acknowledge, understood. He'd seen what his own mother, Harriet, had endured to protect him. The torture, the manipulation, the sheer willpower it had taken to withstand Skyhall's cruelty… it had changed his perspective.

He knew, now, that a mother's love could drive a person to do… crazy things. Desperate things. Things they'd never even consider under normal circumstances.