Valentina
"Are you kidding me?" I said, my voice going high at the end. "You're the one who was spying on my parents! You know more about them than I do! As for Windmere, I had no clue vampires existed before I went there! I probably still would have been in the dark, had I not accidentally woken William up—"
"You woke the grand duke?" Jen cut in sharply. "How?"
I glared at her. "I have no clue," I bit out. This woman was clearly not on my side. If I gave her the details as William had explained them to me, she might decide to kill me here and now for the sake of her cause. "All I know is that he woke up and kept me prisoner until I was able to escape."
"Yeah, back off, Jen," Chrissy added. "I've known Val for years. She's not a sympathizer. She had no idea vampires were real, and she
