She doesn't seem happy about it.
She seems scared.
"We don't know," Ragon says.
I snap.
All the guilt and rage surges up in a tidal wave. All the self-loathing I've been drowning in since I woke up.
It needs a target.
"Youdid this."
I'm moving toward her before I realize it. Not fast or threatening, just closing the distance.
She takes a step back.
"Drake—"
"Don't,” I say. "You pushed her out. You lied about the zoo. You manipulated all of us and now she's gone."
"There are things you don't understand—"
"Then make me understand." I'm right in front of her now, looking down at her. "Explain it. Tell me why you lied. Why you cried fake tears and made us choose between you and her when you knew exactly how that would go."
Tears well up in her eyes. They’re real this time. I can tell the difference now.
How blind I truly was.
"I'm sorry."
"Sorry?" I laugh and it sounds broken. Manic. "You'resorry? You destroyed everything and you're sorry? You destroyed another omega. One you were supposed to be building a life with."
"I didn't want—"
"You didn't want what? To hurt Vee? Because you did. You hurt her over and over and we helped you do it because we were too stupid to see what you were doing."
"Drake." Ragon says low like a warning.
I ignore him.
"We saw the footage, Marie. We know you lied. Vee didn't push you. You climbed over that fucking rail like you'd lost your mind and then you blamed her and we punished her for it. Webrokeher for it."
Marie's shoulders shake. "There are things—"
"Things we don't understand. Yeah. You keep saying that. So explain."
She shakes her head. "I can't."
"Can't or won't?"
"Both."
Ragon's voice cuts through. "Tell me why you did it."
Marie turns to him, her face wet with tears. "I can't. Please... I'm sorry but I can't."
He stares at her.
