Chapter 203 No Puppet Master Behind This

• Reilly Schulze froze when Bianca Hunter asked that. The words jammed in her throat, and she had no idea how to let them out.
• Meeting Bianca’s encouraging gaze, Reilly Schulze still opened her mouth, slowly. Every word was her own story, yet it felt more and more alien, like she was narrating someone else’s life. Her face stayed blank. Even when she got to the part about prison, her voice never wavered.
• Only after she finished did she realize how cold she’d sounded, and she worried Bianca might think she was heartless. She glanced at Bianca, who hadn’t moved, and her own expression turned cautious.