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The room went silent.

Nina Reed grabbed at the bracelet and started working it off her wrist.

"I'm sorry, Adrian. I didn't know it meant something between you two.

"I'll give it back to Mia right now."

Beside her, Ian Shaw's small face went tight.

He pointed at me.

"Mom knew it was worth something and she gave it to Nina anyway.

"She just wanted to make Nina feel bad.

"She's horrible."

Adrian Shaw looked at me for a long moment. He looked worn out.

"Mia, how long are you going to keep this up?

"I brought you home because I wanted us to be a family again."

I almost laughed.

There was a time when Nina only had to want something, and if I handed it over a second too slowly I paid for it.

Now I handed things over before anyone asked.

And somehow that was wrong too.

I crossed the room, picked up the pink diamond ring Adrian had given me that morning, and held it out to Nina.

"If the bracelet isn't enough, take this too."

Adrian's face went dark.

He swept his arm across the table and sent the birthday cake off the edge.

Cream hit my dress. A plate broke apart on the floor.

"Mia.

"Do you have to talk like that?

"Do you have to take a shot at me every time you open your mouth?"

"I'm not."

He shut his eyes and forced it down.

"I know you still blame me for what happened.

"I know you can't forgive me for putting Nina in that ambulance first.

"She was bleeding out. I thought she was going to die in front of me."

His voice dropped.

"I've spent years looking for a donor heart that matches you. All of it so nothing like that ever happens again.

"Mia, stop fighting me. Just live with me. Can you do that?"

I nodded, because arguing had stopped meaning anything.

Ian came out of his chair.

"Dad already said he was sorry.

"Why are you still like this?

"No wonder nobody in this house likes you except Grandma."

That one got in under my guard.

I laughed, and it came out ugly.

"That works out, then.

"Except for your grandmother, I don't like a single one of you either."

Adrian went rigid. Everything warm went out of his eyes.

"Fine.

"That's just great.

"If you don't care about anything and you don't like anybody, then starting tonight Nina and I take the master bedroom.

"You can move into the staff room downstairs."

I didn't argue. I turned around and went upstairs.

Behind me, Ian clapped his hands.

"Yes!

"Now I get to sleep with Dad and Nina every night."