"Yes."
I shake my head immediately.
"No. That's fucking ridiculous."
Her laugh comes out louder this tim and there's something almost hysterical inside it.
"Is it?"
I look at Zane again..... still nothing frm him.
He hasn't interrupted or denied a single word and the silence from him is starting to feel like confirmation.
Claire runs a shaky hand through her hair.
"He came to me, before you and I became close" she says.
My heart begins beating faster again.
"He told me to get close to you and... I didn't want to but…but I liked him so I did."
Her eyes fill with something emotional
"Make her trust you," she says, repeating his words.
"Find out what ever you can about her brothers."
The room spins slightly.
"What?"
Claire laughs again but it breaks halfway through.
"You really didn't know anything."
"Claire…."
"Don't, " she snaps suddenly.
Her voice cracks as she points toward Zane without even looking at him.
"Don't start defending him now."
