"Why did you run to him instead of confiding in me?"
The question had haunted Ashlynn ever since Isabell told her who had betrayed her secret to Owain, and why Jocelynn had done it. Now, she finally had a chance to ask for the answer she needed, and her heart trembled as she watched a myriad of emotions play across Jocelynn's face.
"You… you're going to hate me, once I tell you," Jocelynn said, lowering her eyes and wringing her hands in her lap. "You're going to think I'm silly and stupid and…"
"Jocey," Ashlynn interrupted sternly. "The truth," she said bluntly. "I just… I just need the truth from you. Then we can talk about it and what it means. But, please," she said, holding back a sob of her own as she looked at the sister she'd been missing so long, who felt so far away even though they were sitting on the same sofa. "Please, just tell me the truth."
