Garrett's face darkened. The playful arrogance vanishing.
"Excuse me?"
"You heard me." Livia's voice was shaking. From pain or rage or both.
"Keep your disgusting opinions about my brother... and about Alaric to yourself."
"Oh, I see." Garrett's smile became something uglier.
"You're one of those. The kind who gets attached to others men. How sweet. How pathetic."
He gestured dismissively.
"Your brother was a failure. And that Alaric boy? He was just a fool. Nothing more. And now he's—"
"SHUT UP!" The scream tore from Livia's throat.
"SHUT UP, YOU MONSTER!"
Her breathing was ragged. Her chest heaving. Blood dripping faster from her arm but she didn't seem to notice or care.
"You have no right..." Her voice cracked.
"To talk about them like that! You're nothing but a, a pervert! A monster! A rapist! A sadist!"
The words poured out like poison finally being purged.
