Seraphine's POV
"He kept her somewhere isolated," Tiara said with a casual shrug. "But I overheard their conversation. Zackary knew exactly where Nash had taken her. I convinced him to help me, and he agreed. That night, he recorded Becky confessing her schemes to her allies. He sent me the footage, and I forwarded it to everyone." Her teeth worried her lower lip. "I did it to protect what I had with Nash."
"But you claimed you were with Zackary!" I snarled. "Stop with the lies!"
"I wasn't involved with Zackary then," she shot back defensively. "I was still trying to salvage things with Nash. He was obsessed with winning you back. What was I supposed to do? I had invested years of my life in him, done everything he demanded, and then what happened? He went before the High Council trying to stake his claim on you. Do you have any idea what that put me through? I could have lost my status, my reputation, everything my family had built. I was completely desperate!"
