“Explain!” Santiago suddenly barked, making Beth jump, her eyes going wide.
It was the first time she had heard Santiago raise his voice like that. His nostrils were flared, and he looked ready to explode. That couldn’t be good.
She felt the ground shift under the story and desperately grabbed for it. "Yes, it’s what I said. I meant… I wasn't sure we were done. I thought maybe I could try again, so I went to see him…"
"You are lying."
"I'm not." Beth shook her head hard. She tried to meet his gaze, but it was like looking into a blazing fire, and she dropped her eyes. “It’s the truth.”
"No. It’s not," he said without a shadow of doubt in his tone. "You are lying, and you are not very good at it when you're scared, and right now you are terrified, and I want to know why, and I want to
