Chapter 51

Authors POV 

Slowly shaking her head, she let her hair fall across her face once more. Brushing the strands aside, she continued sobbing vehemently, "I didn't do it; Anna did. I was compelled to agree because..."

He had his hands on her shoulders, and she gasped. He asked, "Anna? Your sister,"

Desperately nodding, she sought his eyes, hoping he would believe her. Her petite frame remained under his intense scrutiny.

Before he turned, she thought she saw guilt on his face. Looking up at his stiff back and down to his clenched fist, she could see he was fighting the urge to believe her.

"You were there; she wasn't; you saw it; she didn't; quit the lies, Maya. It's fruitless."

She inhaled, staring at his back; it surprised her the hurt she heard in his voice; he just found out she was innocent, and he was guilty of everything he did to her; did he hurt too?

But why not admit it?

"I couldn't forget about it. It stuck in my head, and all I wa