My mind raced.
The maids gasped, the sound a collective intake of breath. The news was out. Just like that. My secret, our precious, fragile secret, was now a piece of gossip for the pack to dissect.
I turned around slowly, my face a mask of composure that I was far from feeling. "What did you just say?" I asked, my voice dangerously low.
Tricia's eyes widened in mock surprise, a perfect performance of innocence. "Oh," she said, her hand flying to her mouth. "Was I not supposed to say anything? I'm so, so sorry. I just overheard Dominic and Giovanni talking the other day. They were so worried about you. I just assumed it was common knowledge. Please, forgive me."
Lies. They were all lies. I could see it in her eyes, the triumphant glint that she tried to hide. She had done this on purp
