“It is precisely for Poppy’s sake,” I said, “that I will never come back to you.”
Chapter 13 — Seraphina Unmasked
Seraphina had been edging along the wall, and now she stepped forward with her hands shaking, trying the only voice she had left — the soft, reasonable one.
“Talia, this got out of hand.
What happened with the child was an accident.
She grabbed my dress and I reacted, that’s all.
I’ll pay for whatever she needs, the dental bills, anything.”
My father laughed, a short, cold sound.
“Pay with what?”
The screens ringing the ballroom lit up all at once.