William
"Valentina, please talk to me," I pleaded, trailing behind in her wake as she angrily stormed down the hall.
"I thought we were rebuilding trust," she snapped, turning the corner. "Was that all a lie to lure me in?"
"Of course not!" I exclaimed, closing the gap a little.
"I mean, my great-grandparents, William! You knew that I grew up in the system, and that I joined the Association specifically to connect to my roots. How could you not tell me?"
"I had every intention of telling you," I tried to explain. I was going to kill Henry for this, hang his predetermined death date. "I was trying to find the right moment."
"How about the moment you found out?"
"I only found out just after your return," I argued, my composure beginning to c***k. "You were quite preoccupied with the s
