Chap-198*The Truth Of Horror*

Cynthia Dion: "I was just checking up on her," I calmly explained, though I'd recently discovered my innocence wasn't crystal clear. "You don’t need to do that. I am here for that," he responded sternly, and who could blame him? "I'll be in my room." Maleeka, uninterested in sticking around, left us in an awkward silence, walking away without her mate and heading straight to her room. "I wasn’t trying to hurt her or anything," I felt compelled to justify my presence. "It doesn’t matter," he muttered. I understand my wolf played a part, but there's more to the story. Mr. Holt had subjected me to terrible things. How can he look me in the eye and place the blame solely on me? "I know it doesn’t matter to you," I said, locking eyes with him, "since you always find a way to pull the strings." After what I had learned earlier, I wasn’t sure how I could ever outsmart this malicious man. "Well, I have my ways around," he said, wearing a fake smile that soon turned into a genuine smirk. "So, w