[Violet]
The family trio moved me to Dorian’s soundproof study to hear my account of what happened at the claiming chase.
I wanted to lie—trust me I did. Or at least make up something that wouldn’t give me away as a fake.
But I didn’t.
I wasn’t sure if it was because most of my old lies had led to more uncomfortable situations. So I found myself telling the truth.
The fact that I could actually speak, and how I’d been sold off by my pack. I mentioned that I’d only lied to keep Lucien from killing me—half the truth. I wanted to leave Fenrick out of the confession until Dorian asked how Lucien managed to have conversations with the rest of the family.
They were all surprised to hear that Fenrick had helped. Oh, Fenrick. I’m sorry.
Because in the end, I couldn’t keep his involvement a
