*Valeria*

"What did you say?" Dominic asked Liam, stepping closer.

"That girl is lying," he repeated with a frown. "That's not what happened. Lady Val is innocent."

Warmth spread through me at his words. Out of everyone, these kids had my back.

Samantha tried to step around the accusatory finger that was pointed in her direction.

"Well, of course, the kids are lying," Samantha said with a nervous smile. "Everyone here knows how much those kids love her, so ...