“She’s lying to you.”
Damien’s voice came from in the back of the pillar. Celeste froze. She thought she was on my own. Though she ought to sneak via the Belmont estate overlooked.
“I instructed you to leave,” she whispered.
“And that I told you I'm not going anywhere.”
He stepped out of the shadows. His face turned out to be tough to read. Quiet. managed.
“How long have you ever been following me?” she asked.
“Since you ran. Since you said we were done.”
“We are done.”
“No. We’re not. But that’s not what matters now. What matters is what I just heard.”
Celeste had been eavesdropping outside the council room. Her mother was inside, talking to a Belmont general.
“What did you hear?” she asked.
“The same thing you did. They’re using you. Even your mother.”
Celeste’s chest tighten
