"Aiden sent those men."
The words hit me like a slap. I blinked once, twice, sure I had misheard.
"What?"
"The five men who attacked you in the woods. They didn’t stumble upon you. They weren’t rogues. They were sent. On orders. From Aiden."
"No." I shook my head, stepping back until I hit the edge of the wall.
"You’re lying. Aiden’s not capable of that. He found me. He comforted me. He stayed."
"Exactly," Theron said.
"He made himself your savior. After orchestrating the threat. It’s classic manipulation, Caitlyn. Break someone until they can’t stand, then swoop in and be their hero. That way, they never question you again."
He sighed, then reached into the inside pocket of his coat.
“I didn’t come here to argue, Caitlyn. I came here because you deserve to know the truth.”
“Yo
