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Jace's voice broke on a sob. This was impossible. How was I supposed to do this? Damian's deep voice cut through my panic. "Jace." My son looked up at him, tears streaming down his face. "Your mom is a superhero, right?" Damian asked. "That's what you told me earlier." Jace nodded, sniffling. "And what do superheroes do?" "They... they save people," Jace whispered. "That's right. They save people. Even when it's hard. Even when they want to stay home." Damian's voice was surprisingly gentle. "Your mom has to go be a superhero right now. But superheroes always come back. Right?"

'So I'm just a surrogate tool?' 'Yes. More importantly, I'm downloading the emergency authorization code for his secret offshore trust fund right now. Oh no! Mommy, his system's highest-level security alarm has been triggered! He knows someone accessed his core data!' I felt a chill down my spine. 'Don't worry. I erased the traces, but he'll definitely start investigating. He'll think Steve did it.' Even that tiny bit of affection I thought I had received was nothing more than my own fantasy.