I see…she’s refusing to tell me anything...perhaps that is better than a deceitful lie. She was with me yesterday and I personally drove her home. I was there to pick her up the moment she woke up and came downstairs the next morning. Lucien is the only male in the house that night who could have given her this mark…but would the righteous Lucien lay hands on his precious daughter after all this time? I find that hard to believe…which brings me back to where I started. Edward was very frustrated and he hated not getting answers.

“I was assaulted…” I broke the awkward silence between us.

Oh…let’s see what...