Sabrina pressed her lips together, silent.

Layla, you speak, Joseph said.

Layla looked up at him, seemingly on the verge of tears. Joseph, dont blame Sabrina. Blame me. Its my faultIm the useless one. I wanted to stand up for myself, but Ive realized that I dont even have the strength to do that.

Is that truly the case? Josephs gaze turned toward Sabrina.

Still, she said nothing.

His focus shifted back to Layla. Your legs arent ...