Elin’s POV

I hadn’t done anything wrong—why should I apologize to Lacey?

But now nothing I said mattered, and I couldn’t defy them anyway.

If Lacey didn’t relent, Lucas would probably have me executed.

“Fiona is at the hospital too.” Aaron caught me and held me in his arms, his voice low.

My mother—why was she at the hospital? This had nothing to do with her.

“Don’t make things hard for my mother. It’s not her fault...”

“No one’s forcing her. She came ...