Chapter 21

Imogen froze. Then, hope flared in her eyes. "Spencer, you finally—" "I'm sorry." Spencer cut her off before she could finish. His tone was calm, but there was a distance in it that made her go cold. "I should've been clear with you a long time ago." The smile on Imogen's face stiffened. "Somewhere along the way," Spencer said, pausing as though the memory lay far away, "I fell for Suzanne before I even realized it." It hit Imogen like a bolt from the blue. She stumbled back a step and stared at him, her eyes wide with disbelief. "What did you just say? Spencer, have you lost your mind? You fell for her? That bitch caused Isaac's death!" "Don't talk about her like that." Spencer's voice turned cold, his gaze sharp. "She reported it to the police, but it was Isaac who raped her. So, it was Isaac's fault, not hers." Imogen looked at him like he had told the most absurd joke she had ever heard. Her voice sharpened as she snapped, "Spencer, do you even hear yourself? You're going to