~Dominic's Pov~The sound of the slap still rang in my ears.For a moment, I didn’t move.My head had turned slightly from the force of it, my cheek burning where her hand had struck me, but that wasn’t what kept me frozen.It was the words.From now henceforth, I have no son like you.They echoed in my mind, louder than the slap itself.Slowly, I lifted my eyes.My mother stood in front of me, her chest rising and falling sharply, her hand still slightly raised from the force of the strike. The elegant composure she usually carried like armor had cracked, revealing the raw fury underneath.Behind me, I could hear Aliyah breathing unevenly.Neither of us spoke.For a long moment, the three of us simply stood there in the heavy silence that followed the slap.My cheek throbbed, but I barely noticed.What I noticed was the look on my mother’s face.It wasn’t just anger.It was disgust.Her eyes flicked briefly past me, landing on Aliyah. The contempt in her gaze deepened instantly.The
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