Aurora couldn't sleep. The plan to use Tina as bait kept her tossing and turning. At midnight, she gave up and headed to the kitchen for some water. Passing by the cells in the basement, she heard quiet sobbing.
Ms. Juliet.
Aurora paused, then made her decision. She needed answers.
The older woman sat hunched on a small cot, her usually perfect hair now stringy and limp. She looked up when Aurora entered, quickly wiping her tears.
"Come to gloat?" Ms. Juliet asked, her voice hoarse.
"No. I came for the truth." Aurora pulled up a chair. "You betrayed us all. You helped the rogues. And worst of all, you kept Tina from her family."
Ms. Juliet's eyes flashed. "You know nothing about what I did or why."
"Then tell me," Aurora challenged. "Because tomorrow we're putting Tina in danger to trap these rogues, and I need to know what we're really facing."
The older woman's face paled. "You can't do that. They'll kill her."
"Why do you care? You've been helping them."
