Chapter 249

Ghostly silence settled over the room the moment those words rolled off Mary's tongue. For a second, Cillian's murderous aura completely disappeared, replaced by confusion, surprise and something else he didn't dare acknowledge right now. Beside him, Rourke mirrored his expression, albeit more surprised. Bellatrix gave birth to a child five years ago? Could it be? He casted a glance in Cillian's direction, but before he could voice his thoughts, Cillian had already beaten him to it. With one brisk step, he closed the space between him and Mary, wrapping his fingers tightly around her arm and yanking her forward, effortlessly. "What are you talking about?" Faced with eyes burning with an intensity that could turn a person's brain into mush, Mary shrunk, stumbling over her words as she tried to explain herself. "Regina...it was all Regina, I swear." It was a lie. She was the main culprit behind the findings, but obviously, Cillian knew not of that and if pinning the whole blame on Regina