“So let me get this straight,” Maya said carefully. “Just because my father didn't know if he was to trust the words of your mouth knowing you could have lied about Cassia, you killed him?” Maya asked, her voice raised barely containing the anger that was now coursing through her veins.

“No, Maya. I did not kill your father because of the outrageous maltreatment I suffered from Cassia or because he ignored how fucked up Cassia made me feel,” Meret said, her voice shaking. “That ...