“You’re lying!” I would have leaped at Novian if Angel hadn’t nibbled on my finger to stop me. I paused and looked down at him and he shook his head with a tiny shake. I settled for a cool glare instead.
He answered with a grin. A grin so smug I wanted to rip it off his face. “Listen, I know you must be upset about being lied to. I’m sure he gave you some sob story about how he wasn’t ready to be a leader and it as all pushed on him or whatever. Truth is, he’s the one that started all this, and Livius will just be the one that ends it.” He gave a little shrug. “It’s that simple.” His eyes were still glazed over as he smiled at us.
Zoar glanced back at my shaking form. “Willow, maybe you should retire to your room. You might not want to see the rest of this.”
I shook my head as soon as h
