PERSEFONE POV
Rachel flinched.
Martha opened her mouth, probably to remind me that we were still in the middle of a hearing, but Rachel shook her head.
"I know you don't believe me."
"Can you blame me?"
"No, but I really am sorry, Perse. I never thought Richard would go that far."
I stared at her.
"How far, exactly? Because you just admitted you knew he wanted me for himself, Rachel. You knew I had three mates, you knew I didn't want your brother, and you still helped him. So what did you think was going to happen?"
She wiped her cheeks with the tissue Martha had given her.
"He said you'd change your mind eventually."
I actually laughed. It wasn't because anything was funny. It was more of a hysterical reaction than anything else, because I couldn't f*****g believe what I was hea
