Chapter 777: A Feast of Lies
13 Days To Go
"I certainly hope not," Cindy replied, her tone carefully neutral. Her fingers brushed against the brooch at her collar, a subtle gesture that Victoria recognized as a sign of acknowledgment.
"The plague..." Samuel spoke up, his tone filled with barely contained anger. "...are you insinuating that it was caused by the pack in the North?"
Cindy gasped loudly, her hand flying to her chest in a theatrical display of shock.
"No, that is not true."
She paused, turning to the others whose eyes had gone wide with realization. Her voice trembled slightly, as though she were genuinely disturbed by the thought. The performance was flawless, the timing impeccable.
"What?" she asked, her voice rising. "We are their family. We are their kind. Why would they make the plague attack us? Why would they create something like that?"
