Clementine:
I walked upstairs and saw Oriana visibly shaking with fear.
"What are you doing here?" she almost yelled.
"Don't fucking raise your voice at me," I shot back. "That monstrous man is gone. Why are you keeping them here like you're their mother and they have to obey you?"
I was finally stepping up, realizing that all this time, she had been up to something, and my mates needed saving.
A lot had happened, and even though I knew who I'd chosen, there was no reason not to help my mates.
The least I could do was free them from her claws.
"What? They don't need you siding with them. They're perfectly happy here," she said, sitting upright with her spine stiff and proud.
The three of them just stared at her, motionless.
