Her words replayed like a curse, clawing at the inside of my skull.“And you really believe my father abandoned your mother?”I could still hear the way she said it, low and steady, like she knew something I didn’t. The nerve. The audacity to throw that question into my face, to twist the blade in wounds I had lived with my whole damn life.I laughed, but it was a bitter, broken sound. My hand shot up, fingers trembling with the urge to silence her, to slap the defiance off her face. For a second, my rage blinded me. I almost did it. Almost.But I didn’t.My palm hovered inches from her cheek, the air thick between us, her eyes wide and burning into mine. Something inside me snapped, not into violence, but into hesitation. I froze. Why the hell couldn’t I do it? She had pushed me farther than anyone ever dared, yet I stood there, hand shaking, unable to strike her.I dropped my arm slowly, clenching my fist tight enough my knuckles cracked. My voice came out low, venomous, but laced w
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