Love Lies and Deceit
Lance turned to Marriane, the box still clutched in his hand, his chest heaving with barely contained rage.
"Explain this," he said, his voice low and vibrating with tightly coiled fury. "Why is this in your trunk, Marriane?"
For a moment, I thought she might crumble, that the truth might finally burst from her like a dam breaking under too much pressure. But then she straightened, her spine snapping into place, her eyes flashing with a fierce, defiant light.
"How dare you," she hissed at me, her voice sharp and brittle, her cheeks flushing a furious red. "How dare you come back into my home and accuse me of such... such madness!"
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