Calliope followed Lisette’s directions and stepped out onto the deck.
She found Lisette almost immediately—alone, her clothes changed, standing against the wind. The breeze tugged at her hair, and for a moment, a sly smile curled at her lips when she saw Calliope.
Maybe it was the night air, maybe the drug in Lisette’s system hadn’t fully kicked in yet.
Calliope walked over, putting on an act of irritation and discomfort. “What do you want? It’s the middle of the night. And why is it so damn hot out here?”
“Callie, I’m only here because father and the rest of the family want to see you. They want to apologize,” Lisette said, her voice soft and tentative. “They realize they were wrong, but they’re too embarrassed to come to you themselves, so they asked me to reach out.”
“Oh, so now they want to apologize, but they send you to do it?” Calliope folded her arms and let out a short, incredulous laugh. “Isn’t that just perfect? Too ashamed to face me, but apparently not ashamed enough to use the messenger. And since when were you and I such close friends?”
Lisette clearly thought that bringing up Monty and the others, saying they wanted to make amends, was the perfect bait. If Calliope hadn’t known what Lisette was really plotting, she wouldn’t have bothered coming out at all.
“I know you feel like everyone’s let you down, like the whole family owes you,” Lisette said, locking eyes with her. “But believe me, we know we messed up. After all these years together, there’s still some kind of bond, right? I’m not asking you to forgive them—just talk to them. That’s all.”

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