#Chapter 116 The Truth

Grace "Because it's true." I cringed at the sound of the words coming out of my mouth. It was a hard thing to understand how I could say that and mean it even as I doubted it. Even as my mind kept showing me images of a casket just like our fathers with Eason inside. She tilted her head. "Why do you believe it's true?" "Because..." I swallowed. "Because it's... It's obvious. He stepped into the role so easily. H-He was here when I wasn't, and everyone respected him so easily. They still do." I could hear Eason scoffing as if he was right here. I looked down into my coffee cup. "If Eason was still running the pack, we wouldn't even be having this conversation... You'd be his assistant." She scoffed. "Probably, but none of that is a reason. You say it's obvious, but I've never seen Eason even look remotely like he'd rather just take over." I scoffed. "You don't know the real Eason..." "Do you believe that his being missing is just a ploy?" She asked. I set my jaw. My stomach