"Why would she tell me lies?" Gazing at the old letter in my hands, I muttered.
Standing on the other side of the room, Rogan's face was a mask of barely controlled rage. "Because Aria never lived up to your expectations."
I shook my head, feeling a wave of disbelief. "No. She couldn't have been part in this; she wouldn't.
With a tight voice, Rogan stated, "She was." "And that letter is proof of that."
I read the deadly lines again, and the parchment shook in my hands. The picture I had of my sister was dismantled with every syllable. Victor had been working with Aria, the one who had always kept me safe and taught me how to fight and survive. The pack had been betrayed by her.
Even to my own ears, I uttered the words, "She was trying to protect me."
Rogan paced like an animal in a c
