It was quite another to trick her into betraying her father.

She hesitated a moment, wanting to tell him, but thinking she would be betraying Yancey if she did so.

Saves you the trouble of betraying me.

Brancovan was accused of secret correspondence with the emperor, the tsar, the king of Poland and the Venetian republic, of betraying the Porte's secrets, of preferring Tirgovishtea to Bucharest as a residence, of acquiring lands and palaces in Transylvania, of keeping agents at Venice and Vienna, in both of which cities he had invested large sums, and of striking gold coins with his effigy.'

He paused, bristling with lightning and rage at the thought of Darian betraying their family.