Camilla readied her arm for another shattering punch, when a weight crashed into her. No. No, no, Alice needs to feel my pain. I can't take those dull eyes.Alice stopped mid-sentence and looked up at Camilla her emotions were gone, she'd cried all she could.
Alice crashed into the counter top and slumped down to the floor clutching her face, there was blood in her hands. She sat there and accepted everything Camilla had said. She was right. It was her fault. It was all her fault their family was broken.
"Camilla-" She hadn't even realized her punch had gone through, but it had. But it hadn't hit Alice. No, a boy was standing before her, clutching a bloodied nose.
Lachlan.
He grabbed her arms again, dragging her back, having must've decided to keep her from attacking Alice once again then nurse his nose. "Camilla, stop! She's your sister! I'm sure she didn't kill Aunt Tayn. Alice wouldn't kill her, okay? Alice didn't do it."
"No. She said she did!" Camilla snarled, a whimper escaping her throat. She needed someone to blame.
River squatted down, putting her hand on Alice's shoulder gently. "Hey, who? Come on Alice, I need you to tell me who killed Tayn. Who is he? Who dared kill my brother's wife?" The last part hadn't meant to slip out, for it was dripping with a poisonous tone. Yet it did.She started talking again, even though she knew no one was going to listen. "He said he'd let her go. I, I trusted him. I should have known better. I, I should have stopped him. I could have stopped him."
