89 The Letter

Anastasia continued, "Aidan sacrificed himself to douse the fire in you as you rode him, as you had sex with him!" 

Darla gasped as the bare truth came out. 

"And you two didn't know when Carrick had gone far, to the point of no return! It was Kaizan and Guarhal who pulled the two of you out of that place. They tied you two and then attended to Carrick," she said, her voice an octave high. "I tried to help Carrick by attempting to take the poison out, but it was not successful!" She was panting by the time she poured it all. "Darla, it wasn't me who was responsible for the death of Zlu and Carrick. It was you! You are the one who is the root of it. You tried to make me feel guilty, and these men out here—" she looked at Aidan and then at Guarhal who had just entered the dining room. "These men didn't say a word against you. They are so loyal to you that they hid your mistake even from you!"