“Who said I needed your help?” I asked. Then it occurred to me he spoke of my mother’s bracelet, but the way he sounded dominated any other thoughts. “Your ego is too large. I wouldn’t take a single dime from you, using your dirty money to get her bracelet back. It’s a disgrace to her name!”
"Aurelia, this isn’t like you...you were never this..." He sounded hurt and furious at the same time.
"I'd rather be anyone, or anything, than you."
I dropped the coldest line I could before hanging up. Whatever he had to say, I didn’t want to hear it. Words couldn’t describe how pissed I was.
However, as I calmed down, the ominous feeling in my heart grew heavier.
If Trystan somehow found out about it, then Laura would find out, too. But how did he even know?
I glared at the phone, wondering if
