Aeliana
"I can't believe you would try to make fools of us!?" My father banged his fist down on the table yet again. All of the objects resting on top rattled loudly.
"How dare you accuse us of such a thing!" Luna Carlotta shrieked with rage.
"Just tell us how you and your dead mate did it, you manipulative, conniving—"
"Gerard!" My mother exclaimed, scandalized. "Let's be civil, please!"
I was huddled in my chair, holding my arms protectively around myself. Derek was across the room, staring angrily out the window. My parents had arrived soon after our distressing discovery, and in my emotional state I had told them everything. An act I was now regretting, witnessing the shouting match in full swing in the Great Room. The entire packhouse had been sealed off to prevent anyone overhea
