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"Let go!" I snapped.

But Wayne? He didn't even flinch.

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This everything-was his fault. Fury burned through me, and before I could think twice, I slapped him. Hard.

The sound snapped through the air.

"You're scum," I hissed, my voice shaking with fury.

low he even used his parents' coffin to pull off some shady deal. And Hayden? No way he'd hurt Lena unless Wayne forced

his cheek burning red from the slap. But instead of getting mad, he looked like he 'wanted' me to hit

tone eerily calm. "Call me scum,

whatever you want

out of my mouth, but... I didn't. Not because I forgave him,

scum, a bastard. Fine. But I wasn't always this way." His voice shifted, quieter, almost haunted. "Do

but

and Jace the best food, the best toys, even if it meant I got stuck with nothing. When either of you messed

about you more than I ever cared about Jace. But no matter what I did, your heart-and your eyes-were always on him." Wayne's voice dropped. "I told myself it was because Jace was closer to

you picked him. You didn't even look at me. Do you know what that did to me? I told myself I'd be fine as long as you were happy,

feel something-my arms, my legs. The scars are still there. And if that wasn't enough, our parents made it clear who their favorite

Chapter 810

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it outright, I knew.

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