Catherine couldn't speak for a moment.
The lie Maximilian had told, the lie that the vow ribbon was meant for Charlotte, not her, hadn't destroyed just one woman's life. It had destroyed two. Catherine had always believed Maximilian loved Charlotte. Now it seemed the truth was stranger: he had never loved Charlotte, and Charlotte had never loved him.
But whatever had happened between them…
"That still didn't give you the right to kill my son," Catherine said at last. "Your father welcomed that lie and moved every piece on the board to make you queen." Her voice trembled despite her effort to stay calm. "You lost nothing. I even saved your son, and you—"
"You saved Maximilian's son!" Charlotte shouted back, her eyes unfocused and her nostrils flaring with fury.
"And?" Catherine asked coldly. "That's why you killed—"
She stopped mid-sentence.
No. Something about this didn't fit.
