Chapter 296

Macro froze, his brain buzzing one second and blank the next.

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He stared at Sebastian, eyebrows scrunching up as he said, “If he’s still alive, why hasn’t he even tried reaching Sofia all this time?”

Sebastian just looked back, not saying a word.

Why? The question sat there, heavy.

For a split second, Sebastian’s eyes darkened, and he dropped his gaze to the floor.

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It was quiet in the room, with wind sneaking through the cracks, whistling faintly.

That weird call–it was Caitlin again, dialing Stephanie from yet another borrowed phone.

God knows how many phones the Hart family had burned through by now. Their own phones had been blocked, yup, all of them.

When Caitlin’s voice came through, it was wild and rough. “He’s your brother! How can you be so cold about this?”

“Stephanie, what’s your heart even made of–ice? You’re fine letting your own brother lose his hands? You-” Her voice shook hard, like she was about to lose it.

She’d already passed out once from pure rage. Now she was back, and her anger was blazing hotter than ever.

The second the call picked up, she let loose, hurling accusations like a storm.

Stephanie’s eyes narrowed just a bit, but her voice stayed cool, almost flat. “Icy heart or not, how would you know? None of you ever bothered trying to warm it up.”

couldn’t soften–but they had ever given hers a shot.

hadn’t. They’d never come close, not even

they’d shown her from day one how chilly family

gritted her teeth, her voice snapping through the phone. “You-”

her finish. “Tyler knows damn well why

Caitlin’s voice spiked, loud and sharp. The

got sent

hitched, like someone had grabbed her by

say?” she asked,

snatched–you called it me being paranoid. But you knew it was Tyler, didn’t you?

was

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words hit harder, though, making Caitlin gasp loud

Caitlin stumbled,

for

could tell she’d nailed it.

Hart family, she thought with a

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protect an adopted daughter like that, of course you’d go harder for your

that! Yeah, he screwed up that one time, but I laid into him

off, eyes going cold. “And if I’d gotten taken that day, what would’ve happened to

of Caitlin’s

was not like Tyler was five, and a

after all your ‘talks‘?” she added,

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