Adrian's P. O. V

I expected a lot of reaction the moment I opened my mouth to speak, but a slap in the face was something I didn't see coming.

Lady Nyssa exhaled deeply, staring at me with rage in her eyes.

“Have you lost your mind, Adrian?” she spat. “How can you accuse your family of doing something so diabolical? Just what kind of monsters do you think we are?"

“I just want the truth, Mother,” I said quietly.

“And what truth are you talking about this time?” she asked. “Ever since you returned from that wretched mountain, you've changed in all the worst ways possible. But still, we...