Chapter 205:Truth Exposed

(Grace's POV) "I'm sorry," I whispered, my voice barely audible as Rachel towered over me. "I was wrong to accuse you." The bedroom that had once been my sanctuary now felt like a prison. Rachel Thompson stood before me, her eyes blazing with righteous fury. My adoptive mother, Sarah, watched from the doorway, her expression torn between disbelief and disappointment. "Sorry?" Rachel scoffed, tossing another handful of my designer clothes onto the growing pile on the floor. "You nearly destroyed my reputation in this pack! You had everyone believing I stole your precious moonstone necklace!" I coughed violently, the silver poisoning in my system making each breath a struggle. Black veins had begun spreading across my chest, visible beneath my thin nightgown. "Please," I gasped between coughs. "I already apologized. I was confused... the medication for the silver poisoning—" "Stop making excuses!" Rachel's hand connected with my cheek in a stinging slap that sent me reeling backwar