Chapter 444 Testing Maggie's Loyalty

• Aurora’s P.O.V
• Caroline’s steps were slow, careful, almost too quiet for the chaos unfolding around us, and I watched with my breath stuck in my throat as she edged closer and closer to Avery. Alice and I exchanged a glance, and in that silent second, we both knew what needed to be done, we needed Maggie’s mind to falter, to crack, even if just enough.
• “Maggie,” I called sharply, my voice slicing through the heavy air. “Don’t you see it? Don’t you hear the way he talks? Ashton isn’t protecting you, he’s using you. He always has.” Alice jumped in immediately, her tone fierce, pushing at Maggie’s breaking point.