Scarlett POV
"What do you mean I might be in danger?" I asked, my grip tightening around the railing.
"The news about you is everywhere," Bella replied after a brief pause. "They're saying you ran away with a highly dangerous criminal and that the two of you planned your father's murder together."
She fell silent for a moment before continuing.
"But I know you, Scarr. You could never do something like that."
Her words eased the tightness in my chest, if only a little.
"But..." she continued hesitantly, "your mom... I don't understand her. It feels like she's playing both sides."
My heart skipped a beat.
"What do you mean?"
