Delusions of Innocence

"I really was taken in by Nadia back then, Aria. If you think about it, I'm just another victim here. It was all Nadia's doing..." Dorian tried to make himself sound blameless, desperate to shift the blame.

In his mind, everything that happened was because Nadia had lied to him. None of it was his fault.

Aria cut him off, clearly fed up. "Oh, please. So everything's Nadia's fault and you're squeak