Riley’s POV“Something horrible,” Carian said, and this time there was a sly smile on her lips, but it didn’t look right. It looked forced, like she was trying to hold it together while something underneath was breaking inside her.“Can you just talk already?” I asked, my patience running out. My voice came out sharper than I expected, and I didn’t even try to fix it. “I’m already tired of this back and forth.”She went quiet.Not just quiet like she was thinking, but quiet like she was holding something in.A full minute passed, and all she did was stare at the ground like she was debating something in her head.Then she looked back at me.“Forget it,” she said. “You don’t need to know anyway. It doesn’t matter.”I blinked at her slowly, trying to process what she just said.“Really?” I asked, staring at her like she had completely lost it. “You’ve said all these, and now you want to stop?”She didn’t answer.I let out a frustrated breath, shaking my head slightly.“So all of this,”
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