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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.

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

from the slap. But instead of getting mad, he looked like he

he said, his tone eerily calm. "Call me scum, a

whatever you want

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

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

but that didn't

had to be everything. 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 and Dad would snap their fingers, and I'd be

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

to choose, you picked him. You didn't even look at me. Do you know what that did

And if that wasn't enough,

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they didn't have to say it outright, I knew. They

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