Helanie:
I kept my head down while telling my story from start to finish.
"It was also then that I promised the Moon Goddess I would not accept my mate until I had my revenge," I said, steadily raising my eyes to look at Kaye. His mouth opened in shock, but he kept his reaction subtle.
"One of them was Rayden, the other is Kaidon. Then there's Zellu and Romeo—I haven't met the others," I added.
Everyone was silently watching me, while Penn took deep, heavy breaths. He hadn't lifted his eyes from the ground this whole time. And when he did briefly, I saw the tears in his eyes.
"And you all trust—" Emma, who had been standing in the corner, opened her mouth, but Norman hissed.
"Stay out of it," he muttered.
My mother sat in the corner, keeping her head down. Charlotte flashed a smirk here and there every time she heard me talk about that night. It was like she was happy I went through it.
