Taylor sat on the edge of the old bed in her mother’s small apartment, knees bouncing restlessly. Her hands kept twisting together in her lap, nails digging into her palms. Every few seconds she wiped at her eyes, but the tears kept coming anyway, hot and angry.Helen walked in from the kitchen holding a mug of tea. She stopped in the doorway, staring at her daughter with a mix of exhaustion and fury.“You’ve been like this since you got here,” Helen said, setting the mug down on the nightstand with a loud clack. “Pacing, crying, rocking back and forth. What the hell is wrong with you, Taylor? Tell me everything.”Taylor’s shoulders shook. She tried to speak but her voice cracked. “Everything is wrong, Mom. Roderick knows. He knows Aria isn’t his. The doctors told him at the hospital. He… he lost it. He slapped me, choked me, flogged me, dragged me out like I was garbage. His men threw all my things onto the street. I’m not even allowed near the hospital. He won’t let me see my own
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