Chapter 13

• The door clicked shut behind me, and I pressed my back against it, sucking in a sharp breath. My entire body was trembling, my mind still spinning from what had just happened in the garden.
• The truth—or what that hooded man claimed was the truth—swirled in my thoughts like a storm I couldn’t control. Lucius. My father. A love so powerful it defied reason. Lies. My life had been built on lies.
• A bitter laugh escaped my lips as I pushed off the door and made my way to the bathroom. The space was small, but right now, it felt like the only sanctuary I had left. I turned on the shower, stepping under the scalding stream, hoping to wash away the weight pressing down on me.