ThaliaI stood there, dizzy, my vision swaying as I watched Aen.She didn't move.Neither did I.Except this time, everyone had already caught wind of what happened. People poured out of every corner of the estate until it was packed here, their eyes fixed on us, more specifically, on the blood running down my face.The sting barely mattered anymore.What mattered was Aen.For the first time, I wanted something terrible to happen to her. I wanted those claw marks on her to never heal the way mine never did. I wanted her to scream at the smallest movement, to feel pain every second she breathed. Physical pain. Emotional pain. Anything.Because I had never gone looking for her.She had always been the one looking for me."Aen," I said, my voice carrying across the silent crowd, "you have threatened my life multiple times. You made me feel like I could never be safe, all because of things you assumed I did."A few people shifted uncomfortably. I took another step forward towards her."No
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