Adrian's P. O. V

I froze for a moment, caught off guard by the slap. I had expected a reaction but not like that. I didn't touch my face, but it still stung, or maybe that was just the shock.

I turned to Lady Nyssa, who was already breathing heavily and staring at me with fire in her eyes.

"Have you lost your mind, Adrian?" she spat. "How can you accuse us of something so heartless as harming our own family? Just what kind of monsters do you think we are?"

Her voice cracked, as she ...