“What did your mother learn of the bomb?” His voice drops to a whisper. “There was no bomb.” What? “It was an explosion, but it was also an accident. A bullet punctured a gas line in the floor, and when Cal’s fire hit it . . .” He trails off, letting his hands do the talking. “It was Mother’s idea to use that to our, ah, advantage.”
.. It was all lies. That queen is a snake and maven you're -ughhhh its not working out at all. Nothing is going well.
