Chapter Twelve

Present day.

I stood up to get another round of coffee for everyone, to say it has been a long night was quite an understatement, it had been my longest night yet in a long time.

I couldn't believe what my ears had just heard, Ethan had been through a lot, a whole lot to be honest. I didn't know what betrayal felt like but I knew betrayal from the people you held closest was the worst and it would hurt more than any other betrayal and they would leave the deepest scars.

"Turns out, it was Damien that had intentionally planted Lucy in Ethan's life." Liam continued after I passed him another cup of coffee.

"He knew exactly the type of girl that would be capable of catching Ethan's attention and that Ethan would be attracted to her, so he took his time prepping her for the role, and judging from the outcome, she played her role quite well," Liam explained further to me.

"But all for what?" I asked angrily.

I was furious and all I wanted to do was meet this so-called Damien friend of