Chapter 195

Chapter 195: Clara's POV

The admission hung in the air—Alistair's quiet "yes" confirming what Stella had just confessed—and I watched as my mother's face transformed from shock into something cold and hard and absolutely terrifying.

"Get out," she said to Alistair, her voice so calm it was almost worse than if she'd been screaming. "Get out of this room. Get out of this restaurant. Get the fuck ou