EzraI wince when Mrs Dee dabs the cut on my lip. “I’m sorry.” she sniffles as a tear falls from her eyes and drops on my knee.“That’s okay, it doesn’t hurt so bad.”What a goddamn lie.Lizzy shakes her head. “There’s no need to be tough, VP. It’s just us.”By ‘just us’, she means herself, Mrs Dee, Torch, and Clay.They all just stare at me as Mrs Dee wraps me up one last time. “Guys, I promise, I’m okay.” My lips try and fail to form a smile because everything hurts.It hurts to speak, to move,, hell, to even blink.Mrs Dee said nothing’s broken except my nose, but it feels like every bone has been crushed, every internal organ squeezed.“Prez took it too far,” Torch grumbles. “You’re his VP, man. His best friend.”I shrug, grimacing at the pain that flares up my arms. “He’s only protecting his sister. It’s justified.”“Like hell it is,” Clay snaps. “We’ve all seen how you’ve protected Wren, how you’ve taken care of her. And especially how you’ve been there for Ray. Honestly, this
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