Cleo, of course, didn't flinch. She stood there unfazed, her calm demeanor like a still lake in the face of a storm.
She wasn't surprised by Lyra's reaction. She had calculated this outcome and understood the emotions at play. Lyra might be angry, frustrated, or even resentful... but Cleo also knew that she wouldn't do anything that could harm the baby growing inside her twin.
The safety of the child was something even Lyra wouldn't gamble with. So Cleo simply stood her ground, composed and unmoving, ready to speak the truth that Rex himself couldn't yet bring to light.
But just beyond the door… he was listening to everything.
"It seems both of you are caught up in a serious misunderstanding about everything that's happened lately," Cleo said, her voice even and emotionless as she stared at the twins without blinking.
