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~Lisa's POV
Rowan's body stiffened, his fists clenching. "Wolfsbane?!" His voice cracked like thunder.
The guards murmured among themselves, fear spreading through the room.
I shook my head wildly, my hair clinging to my damp cheeks. "No! That's not mine! I've never seen that bottle before!"
Kael turned slowly toward me, his face twisted with disgust. He held up the vial for me to see. "It was in your chamber. Do you deny that?"
"I…I don't know how it got there! Please, you have to believe me, Kael!" I cried, my voice raw. "Someone… someone planted it! It's a trap!"
Rowan's voice was a roar, drowning me. "Enough lies! You would dare poison Damon with wolfsbane?!"
I fell forward, my palms hitting the cold floor. My whole body shook. "No… no… please… I swear on my life…I swear on the Moon Goddess….I didn't do this!"
But no matter how loud I cried, their eyes remained hard.
And Damon lay silent, suffering, as if the gods themselves were deaf to my screams.
