Chapter 11: They Can Confirm My Story

        Catherine cleared her throat, but the words felt stuck somewhere deep inside of her. Her hands shook, and she pressed them to the sides of her thighs. She wanted to scream curses and insults, to describe every horrible thing Marco had ever done to her, to ask Sean to order his guards to reenact every act of violence on Marco. But her voice didn’t work. Levi’s calm voice cut through the room, “Well, if she won’t speak, maybe Marco has something to add. Perhaps by listening to his story, you can determine who is telling the truth, sir.” Sean’s lip twitched, and his eyes flashed, but he turned to Marco and asked, “So, you claim you have no feelings for Catherine at all?” “I swear, I don’t,” Marco said. “And you say that she seduced you?” Sean asked. “She did,” Marco whispered. “She was shameless, really. She practically threw herself at me. I have my ambitions, of course, but I’m just a man. When a woman makes herself so available to you, well, it’s hard to ignore her, isn’t it?”