#Chapter 60: A battle of wills

Nan’s POV “You will explain yourselves to me…now…” Lionel’s angry growl echoes in the room. My heart drops. My palms begin to sweat. The hot flashes threaten to make a reappearance. ‘By the Moon goddess…he knows.’ I realize. How did he find out? But then I notice the superior look on his mother’s face. And I have my answer. She told him. No doubt she twisted the story into something far from the truth. I throw a dirty look at the budget manager. The slight remorse in his eyes does nothing to lessen the betrayal I feel. ‘He was working for her the entire time,’ I theorize. ‘Ensuring whatever plan she had succeeded.’ Hadn’t he all but told me himself that she had more than one plan? The worst part is that I had let myself be duped again. And in the same way…would I ever learn my lesson? ‘What did they say?’ I panic as I realize they are staring at me expectantly. ‘How will I defend myself if I don’t know what I am arguing against?’ Mrs. Wolfsbane had truly outd