“You are the one who has messed this up time and time again,” Damien yelled at Lydia. “Why did you bother whipping her when you could have just killed her outright?”
“I had to make it look like I was questioning her! I told you that! At that point, I was still hoping to leverage my Gamma position into a Luna position. The only thing that would have been left to do would have been to get rid of the little brat before she could talk. But when Zayden rescued the runt, and took away my Gamma title, I lost access to everything I needed to get the job done anonymously. That was when I was still operating under the assumption that you actually HAD the money that you promised me!” Lydia was pacing the floor. “Especially the money you owe me to pay me back for what I gave my rogues.”
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