MALIKI never imagined I'd refer to another person as mother.Yet, following four years beneath Sin's care, after all she did for us — after providing me a life beyond mere survival — it unintentionally escaped one day.“Sleep well, Mom.”That night, she smiled gently, both soft and sorrowful. "You don't need to address me that way, Malik.""I wish to," I had said. And I truly meant it.But tonight… that term carried weight. Tainted.Keith remained in the hospital, Majesty had not said a word since the shooting, and Sin had been awake for two days. Each part of the house was quiet, uneasy — the sort of quiet that sent chills down your spine.What about Nyla?She was walking back and forth in her room like a trapped wolf.I lingered by the door for a while before I eventually entered. “We should discuss this.”She halted abruptly, pivoting quickly. Her eyes were bloodshot, frantic, her hair tangled. “Oh, what’s happening?” Did you come to be with the others? "Accuse me as well?"“Accus
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