BRIENNA’S POV
Silence.
I am left absolutely speechless, both from the raw, ruthless delivery of his words and the cruel truth layered into them. He is right, and it is awful, and I have nowhere to put any of it.
My face is burning now for an entirely different reason.
“Well, damn,” Gideon mutters into the heavy quiet, wincing slightly.
Caspian sighs, rubbing the back of his neck before fixing me with a steady, serious look. “What Bane has so poorly communicated,” Caspian says, his voice calmer but still laced with steel, “is that you are being…”
A b***h, my brain helpfully supplies.
“…incredibly unfair,” Caspian finishes, choosing his words carefully. “You called us lowlifes, Bree. But we didn’t force you into anything last night. We stepped in when you were dying. We only crossed t
