Rhaella's POV

"I did what was necessary," she corrected.

"Jason wanted control over you. I simply showed him the easiest way to get it."

My fingers curled into fists at my sides.

"You're insane."

"I'm strategic," she countered without missing a beat.

Then she studied me again; this time with seriousness in her eyes. "And I knew exactly how you would react."

A flicker of unease passed through me, but I held her gaze.

"Don't flatter yourself," I said. "You don't know me that well."

Dahlia laughed softly. "You think I don't?"

She stepped even closer now, lowering her voice as if she were letting me in on a secret....