Violet POV. The pain of betrayal is more intense than anything else. Today was the day Helen's punishment was to be carried out. I didn't want to witness it, so I stayed in my room while Sebastian went to the cell to carry out the task. Sebastian asked Emily to come and stay with me so I wouldn't be alone, and she came with Evelyn too. We all sat in the sitting room chatting when Evelyn said something related to Helen. "I know I haven't been the best when it comes to behaviour, but I have never betrayed someone I once called my friend," she said. I didn't know what to say, as I hadn't expected such a statement from her. "Let's talk about something else," I said to them. I asked Evelyn how her pregnancy was treating her and she said she had become more lazy. She said she had bee

