-LILIAN-
Alexander’s accusation hung in the air, a poisonous cloud. My vision blurred with furious tears, but my rage burned hotter.
Did I allow another male to touch me?
The sheer hypocrisy, the audacity of his words, after he had ignored me, after he had let me suffer alone, was unbearable.
"What?" I snarled, my voice trembling with raw fury but unyielding. A fierce presence within me.
"How dare you accuse me of such a thing after you abandoned me? After you left me here to face Lyra's cruelty, to struggle alone? You think you can just come back and claim 'mine' after weeks of absence and then accuse me of disloyalty?" My hands clenched into fists at my sides, my nails digging into my palms. I wasn't afraid. Not of his wrath, not of his power.
The worst he could do was kill me
