Chapter 21: Poisoned Tea and Midnight Encounters
(Rachel's POV)
I stared out the window of the East Den, watching the guards stationed outside the South Den. My blood boiled at the sight. Those guards were protecting her—Eliza Rivers, the woman who had stolen everything from me.
"Rachel, dear, you look troubled," Victoria Blackwood's voice pulled me from my dark thoughts.
I turned to face Garrett's mother, allowing my carefully crafted mask of vulnerability to slip into place. "I just don't understand why she's being given such special treatment," I whispered, my voice trembling with practiced emotion.
Victoria's face softened with sympathy as she sat beside me, taking my hands in hers. "Oh, my dear girl, you've misunderstood the situation entirely."
I blinked in confusion. "Wh
