CIAN
"It was not me." She took a shaky breath. "But it was my idea."
I waited.
"I could not..." She sighed and looked up at me with guilt written all over her face. "I am sorry. I am sorry for making a move without informing you. But..."
"But what?"
"I kept something from you and in hindsight, it felt necessary. The right thing to do. But now I wonder if it was myopic and will ruin your plans."
My chest tightened.
"What did you do, Fia?"
"Your mother helped me poison Aldric."
The words came out in a rush and I felt my voice rise before I could stop it.
"What?"
The sound carried and I forced myself to regain control. I could hear the crowd inside the room. They were loud. Which could only mean Aldric had entered the room from the other door.
I looked back at Fia and lowered my voice to barely above a whisper.
"With what?"
"Mourning moon."
My eyes widened.
