Talia's POV:
What was he playing at?
To lay my dreams bare in front of everyone... didn't he fear I'd turn it right back on him and expose the truth of how he'd hypnotized me?
"Spreading false claims is wrong," Carl said evenly, his tone calm and unflinching. "She may have pursued you, but that is no reason to speak of her this way."
I'd never expected him to stand up for me. To be honest, he was exactly the kind of person I'd be glad to call a friend.
"Oh, so you're stepping up to defend her now?"
Ronan watched me with sharp, deliberate interest.
"Talia, aren't you dying to know how I know exactly what you dream about?"
For a heartbeat, I wanted to scream at him.
Did he get some twisted thrill out of toying with someone's heart?
But I had no hard proof. Speaking up now would on
