Cassandra folded her arms. “You believed me quickly.”

“I know Nora. She doesn’t lie when she thinks the truth makes her look justified.”

“That doesn’t erase my choices.”

“No.”

“You still have every right to be angry.”

“I am angry.” Damon set the phone down. “But I’m beginning to understand that I spent years surrounding myself with people who treated human beings like risks on a spreadsheet.”