Sickening Family Affairs

Cassius's attention returned to Julie, who continued her explanation. "Because of Aisha's insistence..." She said. "...we conducted a deep undercover investigation. We had to be discreet, of course. We couldn't risk alerting anyone to our inquiries. We operated in the shadows, gathering information, piecing together the truth."

She paused, her expression turning serious. "And what we discovered...was quite shocking."

Julie took a deep breath. "Cassius Vindictus Holyfield...." She said, her voice ringing with sincerity. "...you have never forced yourself on any woman."

A murmur rippled through the assembled knights. But it wasn't a murmur of disbelief. It was a murmur of...knowing. They had been the ones conducting the investigation, after all. They had seen the evidence with their own eyes. Their curiosity was of a different kind.