She smirked. “I thought we agreed to play fair in our last little meeting together. Or, heaven forbird, a certan conversation gets out and a family loses there reputation. Well, more of there reputation.” My mother raised a hand. “You little—” “Ah,” Liora raised the recorder with a little wave, stoping her cold. “You might want to be more careful about what you say.” My mother’s face went pale, her hand lowering. My father’s ears turned a delightful shade of red. I stood there, stunned, slowly trying to piece it all together. My parents… had planned to get Liora expelled…because of me? Liora eyes flicked smuggly off my parents to me and I stiffened. I wasn’t sure why, but I felt my face begin to heat. She blinked, her eyes reminding me of the forest in the sun. What kind of girl r

