Chapter 9 I Won't Leave

• "You must be crazy if you think about forgiving him and believing that string of lies he told you to sweeten you up," Amber's response makes Katrina sigh, disheartened. "Jarl doesn't love you at all. Someone who loves doesn't treat their partner the way he treated you, my friend. He's shamelessly lying to you and using your innocence to his advantage."
• "Although you may not believe it, he was very affectionate with me last night, Amber. He seemed like a different person."
• "But he was fucking Lizzie, your half-sister, in his office, Katrina. You saw them yourself. What more evidence do you need that Jarl is a complete jerk?"