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Chapter 21 - Every Word

Author: Dchenemi
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DARIUS

I found Cathy in our mother's study, refilling her wine glass from the bottle she'd apparently brought with her. Her hands were shaking slightly, whether from the alcohol or the confrontation at dinner, I couldn't tell.

"Cathy." My voice came out sharper than I intended. "We need to talk."

She turned around, her chin lifted in defiance. Even drunk, she looked ready for a fight. "What about? How I told your precious wife the truth?"

"You mean how you were cruel and vicious to the mother of my child?" I stepped into the room and closed the door behind me. "In front of Luna, no less."

"Luna needs to see the truth too." Cathy took a large gulp of wine. "She needs to see that not all women are weak like her mother."

Something hot and dangerous flared in my chest. "Weak? Sera is the strongest person I know."

"Is she? Because from where I'm sitting, she looks like she's falling apart."

"Because of what you just did to her!" My voice rose despite my efforts to stay calm. "Because of th
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