VANESSA’S EYES NARROWED. “Excuse me?”
I grabbed her wrist and pulled her into one of the bedrooms.
“What in the hell are you doing?” she asked, as I released her.
Blocking the door, I crossed my arms under my chest. “That’s what I was going to ask you.”
“I don’t have time for games.” She stepped toward me. “Get out of my way.”
“I guess there’s no other way to do this but then just say it outright - I know who you really are. You’re not Talia. You’re Vanessa. I just don’t understand why you’ve been lying all this time,” I said, my voice softening.
Vanessa’s mouth opened and then shut.
I smiled. “Didn’t think I’d find out, did you?”
She regained her composure and raised her chin, defiantly. “What you’re saying is absurd and how dare you accuse me of something so underhanded. Vanessa
