Jaselyn's POV
The sound of a single applause reverberated around the room.
“Well done, Jaselyn. What a beautiful performance that was. I didn't know you had such a talent for acting, could have certainly fooled me if I didn't know all the facts.” Zane sneered, his clapping coming to a halt.
I stood there, devastated; physically and mentally exhausted. How could things have gone so wrong in such a short amount of time?
I didn't know if I had it in me to keep defending myself against these accusations. Why should I need to defend myself in the first place? Zane claims to love me so why doesn't he trust me? Why would he believe what anyone else had to say over me? Is his faith in Rion and I so little that he accepted whatever lies he was fed as the indisputable truth? Or has he had such
