ERYN A hollow laugh slipped past my lips before I could stop it. It didn’t sound like me. It sounded strained, edged with disbelief, like I couldn’t quite decide if this was real or just another extension of the nightmare I had just clawed my way out of. “A game?” I echoed, rising slowly to my feet. “You think I would go through all of that just to play a game with you?” “Yes,” he fired back instantly, his tone hard and unyielding. “Because that’s exactly what this looks like, Eryn. You went behind my back, involved my parents, and signed everything off like I didn’t even exist in the process. What exactly were you trying to prove?” I closed my eyes for a brief second, inhaling deeply, but it did nothing to steady the storm building in my chest. The image of Niko; his black eyes, the blood, the smile, flashed again, twisting something deep inside me. When I opened my eyes again, whatever restraint I had was gone. “What I was trying to prove?” I repeated, my voice dropping into so
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