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~Lisa's POV
I opened my mouth, heart pounding, ready to explain myself, but Belinda didn't even give me a chance.
"Kael, just forget it," she said with a pout, flipping her hair over her shoulder like the drama queen she was. "She should just go back to her punishment. That's where she belongs."
I froze. Her words hit me like a slap. I looked at her in disbelief. After everything I had done, cleaning her room without complaint, trying to stay out of trouble, this was how she repaid me?
I took a shaky breath, struggling to keep my voice steady. "That's not fair…"
But Kael cut me off, his voice like a whip. "You think I'm a fool? I caught you myself! With one of the servants. Laughing. Flirting. All lovey-dovey like you'd forgotten where you were!"
My heart dropped.
"No," I whispered, panic rising in my throat. "That's not true! He was the one talking to me. I…I didn't…"