Lila POV
My body went numb as all the lies and deceit came down on me like a rockslide of betrayal, and my mind started to spin out of control. Everything was a lie. Everything that Nikolai ever told me, shared with me, confessed to me was all lies. The pain I felt when I thought he had left was a result of his deception and trickery, all just so that he could get his hands on my family's money.
Uncle Lucas stepped forward. "It's not lies, Selena, and you know it. This was your plan, your scheme to begin with."
Deadly eyes, black with venom glowered in his direction. "You son of a bitch. How dare you betray your own family?"
"You are not my family."
Finally nico broke the silence he had up until now. "Why?" he asked softly, the question directed at his mother.
Guilt washed over her like the Dead Sea. Everyone in the room could see her guilt, the shame that fell over her like a veil of black.
