She knew this wasn't going to be easy, but James was revealing all the holes in her story, and Evaline didn't like it. She had no answer to them, and she felt like she was one thread away from slipping and being exposed.
She found herself clamming up, cheeks burning from a combination of nerves, embarrassment, and fury. "I promise you, you haven't heard of it," she said back, keeping her voice steady. "And what about you? Are you really from the, what was it, the Isles? Did you even grow up on a farm? Did you lie about the goblin raid, too?"
She didn't mean to be so blunt, but if he was bent on exposing her, she'd rather she expose him first.
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