CHAPTER 69 Storm’s POV: I shook my head, trying to process the sting of Ravena's words. I'd always known she spoke her mind, but it hurt to hear her say something so hurtful. It was such a shock because it came from someone I was really close to, someone I thought of almost like family. Her words felt like a real betrayal, and I'm still trying to figure out how the person I knew could have said something like that. Something so heartless. My chest ached, weighed down by the crushing reality that Ravena didn't trust me. But could I really blame her? I was a liar after all. I had lied about my name at first, and she had to find out from Lucien. I had lied about the real reason I was at the palace. I had lied about my origins – well, partially. I was still an orphan. I had lied about the

