“You were supposed to be loyal to me.”
Damian’s voice cracked like a whip, his eyes wild with disbelief. The fury in them cut through me, sharper than any weapon ever could. I hadn’t planned to confront him so soon, but there was no other way now.
The moment Elijah set his plan in motion, it had all started to unravel. There was no more waiting, no more pretending.
“I didn’t betray you,” I said, but even as the words left my mouth, I knew how hollow they sounded. The truth was tangled between us, heavy and unspoken. His paranoia had drawn the lines long before I even knew they existed.
Damian stepped closer, his fists clenched at his sides. “Didn’t you? You think I don’t see it? You think I don’t know you’ve been working with him?”
I flinched at the venom in his words, but I held my g
