The Wrong Secret

VANESSA

The moment I heard her voice, I froze.

“What?” Beatrice had said. Just one word, but the tone cut through the air like a blade.

My fingers went numb around the stem of my wine glass. I turned slowly, and there she was—standing by the entrance of the kitchen, her brows furrowed, mouth slightly parted, eyes bouncing between me and Declan.

Declan stiffened next to me. His hand twitched like h