"the story behind these rumors is one i’m not proud of," she explained, the quills beginning to scramble as she dove into the scandal headfirst. "i dated cormac mclaggen briefly before the campaign began – before either of us had announced our candidacies. i wasn’t interested, so i broke up with him, but it wasn’t enough for him to just let me go... he wanted to make it hurt. so, on the night of the annual ministry gala a few months ago, he lured me into a secluded room, grabbed me while i was leaving, and– and– well, you’ve all seen the photo."