

Oren escorts them back to Hawthorne house, but they decide to keep the shooting a secret. Scraps of bark scrape Avery up, but otherwise, she’s okay. While there, someone shoots at Avery and Jameson. Tobias Hawthorne II, Toby, was Tobias’s son who died many, many years ago. The name “Blackwood” leads them into the forest, where they find an engraved tree trunk. The middle name “Westbrook” leads Avery and Jameson to a bridge over a brook that runs through the grounds. Through it, she realizes that the grandsons all have middle names that point to a place on the Hawthorn property. The press goes crazy speculating what Avery knows.Ī copy of Tobias’s will is written in red ink, and Avery takes a look.

She implies that she knows why, though she doesn’t. Avery tells the reporters not to run a story about Drake, or she won’t tell them why Tobias chose her to inherit. Libby’s boyfriend Drake shows up, bringing the press with him. They discover that Tobias didn’t have a middle name though he signed the will with one, Tattersall, which looks more like tatters all in his signature. She and Jameson begin searching for clues together, and Grayson warns Avery to be cautious with Jameson. Clues and riddles were something Tobias loved.

The last girl (Emily) who lived in that house with those boys died.Īvery and the others think there may be clues in Tobias’s letters to them. While there, a girl named Thea tells Avery to be careful.

Tobias’s law firm, led by Alisa, helps Avery during the process, and his old bodyguard, Oren, provides security.Īvery moves in and starts school where the boys attend. The one condition Avery must abide is to live in Hawthorne House for at least one year, and she must not kick any member of the Hawthorne family out. Not to mention his extensive properties and possessions. Hawthorne’s attorneys read the will, Avery learns that he left only pocket change to his two daughters (Zara and Skye) and four grandsons (Grayson, Nash, Jameson, and Xander) compared to the 48 billion dollars left to Avery. Avery has never met the man, but she and Libby travel by private jet to Hawthorne House in Texas. He informs Avery that her presence is required at the reading of his late grandfather, Tobias Hawthorne’s will. Avery is broke most of the time, but she’s a brilliant student and helps others whenever she can.Īvery is called into the office at school, where a boy named Grayson waits for her. Libby’s abusive boyfriend, Drake, moves in, and Avery decides to live in her car for a while. ***** Everything below is a SPOILER ***** What happened in The Inheritance Games?Īvery lives in Connecticut with her sister Libby after their mother died. If you are wondering what happened in The Inheritance Games, then you are in the right place! This page is full of spoilers, so beware. Read a full summary of The Inheritance Games, book #1 in Jennifer Lynn Barnes’s The Inheritance Games duology.
