Truth or Lies

Alizeh sat by the fire with her mother and Isabella while Cade stood rigidly behind them like he was keeping guard. “What has happened to you since I left? When I left, I did it to protect you--all of you,” she said.

Isabella looked at her sadly. “You could not have known what would happen after you left. Your father was furious when we couldn’t find you. He blamed your mother and me, saying we must be witches. That was his explanation for your disappearance, that we had done something terrible to you. "

Alizeh covered her mouth, but the gasp was not silenced. Her mother took her hand and exhanged glances with Isabella. Their eyes had a conversation, while everyone else sat in silence. Finally Isabella shook her head up and down twice and Gwen nodded hers back, and turned her full attention back to Alizeh.

"Isabella and I went shopping in town. It had to be done, and it was a good excuse to get a break from his constant accusations. While we were out, he searched our rooms and found so