She wished she could wake up one morning and remember what it felt like to trust the people she loved without wondering when they would turn away from her.
Instead, her eyes filled. "I'm the outcast here…not Vivienne. She's the fragile one "
Harper's face softened and Sage swallowed.
"I'm trying so hard not to remember."
"Remember what?"
Sage's fingers curled into Mochi's fur. "The things Damien did to me."
Harper went completely still "He used something on me Harper. Something that made me unable to fight him properly. I knew something was wrong, but my body wasn't listening to me. I was terrified, and afterward, I couldn't even understand what had happened."
Harper's expression changed but she didn't interrupt. "I spent so long trying not to remember it. Sometimes I would wake up
