ARIA“Miss me?” she asked, bending her head slightly to the side with a sick smile plastered on her face. My stomach dropped straight to my knees. Daphne never liked me. She made sure I knew it every day growing up. And the fact I had hit her just to help the Ronnie escape… yeah, this wasn’t a friendly chat.I pressed myself against the corner without meaning to. The small space made it worse. She towered me in her high boots and closing the gap like a hunter closing on his prey.Her eyes dragged over me, slowly “You look surprised,” she said. “Why? Scared?”“No,” I whispered, but it wasn’t convincing. My voice shook knowing this discussion wasn't going to end pretty.She stepped closer and I bumped the wall behind me leaving nowhere to move.“Funny,” she murmured. “You really think you could escape? But for real though,” She paused, twirling her hair between her fingers “How did a scaredy cat decide to help the species she was scared of? And really? After everything we did for you,
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