Heated

"What do you mean?" I asked Austin, searching his face for an answer, but the resolute expression he had betrayed nothing.

"You were only there. As a bait at that. I killed him myself. I got rid of him for the pack. You had nothing to do with it." He said like it was the easiest thing to explain.

Of course, it crossed my mind. It would be easy to say it was Austin. So easy because who would question him? No one. But I didn't want to be the kind of person who dumps her problems on someone else. I didn't want to be the one to demand that he led me out of the maze every single time.

"But.."

"There are no buts, Hazel. You, in the end are a victim in all of this. I don't even know how you managed to be fine through that."

"It was because you were there," I said, feeling a wall in me crumble. "It's because I wanted to believe that I at least, had you."

He blinked, and I saw his lips slowly part. He said nothing however, just stayed there..

"Catherine and Lily have..."

"Lily? Is she still he