“Tell me one thing first, wildcat,” he said. “Tell me you’ll believe the words I speak. Tell me you won’t instantly assume I’m lying.” I couldn’t. My lungs screamed, and the air slowly shuddered out of me. “You spent weeks lying to me, Lorian.” “And if I tell you I didn’t do it?” I opened my mouth, but any words I could’ve said got stuck in my throat. Lorian’s expression drained of all life. “As expected,” he said. I glanced away.
