Yet he still wanted her to hear it from him directly. He wanted to place every truth at her feet himself so they would never find themselves in a situation where she questioned his devotion to her or doubted where his loyalties lay.
His hand remained over her stomach the entire time he spoke, absentmindedly stroking slow circles there.
Circe silently contemplated her next words but after a while she realized that there was no better way of saying what was in her mind.
"Avarine Caelorth is the one that started these lies to ruin me," she said.
Ragnar went still behind her and she didn't blame him. After all, Lady Taryn was supposed to be one of his closest allies.
Complete silence followed.
Circe could practically feel the surprise that ran through him.
When he finally spoke again, there was genuine disbelief in his voice.
"Are you sure?" He asked
Circe nodded. "That is why she is doing this."
