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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.

coffin to pull off some

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

he said, his tone eerily calm. "Call

whatever you

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

a bastard. Fine. But I wasn't always this way." His voice shifted, quieter, almost haunted. "Do you remember what I was like when you first came to live

but

best toys, even if it meant I got stuck with

at me, 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 kept being good to you, eventually, you'd

You didn't even look at me. Do you know what that did to me? I told myself I'd

The scars are still there. And if that wasn't enough, our parents made it clear who their favorite

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outright, I knew. They wanted

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