TW: discussion about human trafficking and child abuse.
Ivan
"I didn't…" She insisted, tears fighting to stay unshed, but I saw the guilt in her features. "It's not like that."
"Facts are facts," I slipped into Alpha mode and stared at her with practiced coldness. When confronting a situation that might end in a punishment, you have no right to be biased. "The trees don't lie… Maybe your intentions weren't malicious, but you didn't stop them either. You waited until they'd already come in before you realized your mistake… Now they exist like this, and you fear them."
