Chapter 52

I laughed, and she chuckled too.

"How did I do?"

"Did you not hear when I called you a badass liar?"

"Really?"

"Yes. Even I hadn’t expected that twist of truth."

"Twist of truth, huh?"

"Yes. The way you’d twisted the truth without making it look like you were twisting the truth."

"Well, I had to make sure he didn’t flog us anymore."

"Yes, I know. Desperate times call for desperate…"

"…Measures." I finished for her.

"Stories."

"What?"

"Not measures, stories. Desperate times call for desperate stories. That’s my own saying."

I laughed again.

"How’s the pain, Hazel?"

"It hurts like crazy, but hey, I’ve seen worse."

"That’s true, I guess."

"How’s yours? Still bleeding?"

"Same. It hurts very much, though the bleeding has reduced some."

"I’m sorry you had to go through that, Lia."

"It’s not your fault, Hazel. You’re giving it your best, I can see that. Actually, I can fe