Troy sat beside me, his face twisted in anger. “What the hell did you do, Thalia?”
I blinked, trying to focus, but everything felt like it was moving too fast. I couldn’t make sense of his words at first.
“Trying to kill Bianca? She’s here to help you, to make friends with you,” he scolded, his tone sharp and accusing.
I swallowed hard, trying to force my voice out, but it was strained, like speaking was too much of an effort. “She ruined… my mother’s bracelet.”
Troy’s expression hardened, his lips curling in disgust. “It was just a bracelet, Thalia. Just a piece of jewelry. I can buy you a thousand more if you want, but it doesn’t matter. It’s not worth all of this. It’s not worth trying to drown Bianca!”
My chest tightened. My throat felt like it was closing up again, the weight of his words suffocating me.
“She ruined it. She stole it. She—”
Troy cut me off, his voice sharp. “Enough! I don’t want to hear any of this!”
I flinched at the force of his words, but he didn’t stop. “Just take a rest, Thalia. Tomorrow, you’ll apologize to my sister. And then I’ll take both of you somewhere nice, so you can make it up to each other. I will not tolerate this in my house again!”