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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.

pull off some

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

eerily calm.

you

to let every awful thing fly out of my mouth, but... I didn't. Not because I forgave him, but because he

wasn't always this way." His voice shifted, quieter, almost haunted. "Do you remember what I was like when

stayed silent, but that didn't stop

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

saying, 'Thank you, Wayne.' That smile... it made me want to do more for you. I cared 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 your age. That's all. I thought if I just

it came time to choose, 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,

still there. And if that wasn't enough, our parents made it clear who their favorite was. They wanted

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outright, I knew. They wanted me out of the

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