Chapter 322

"Are you gonna miss me if I leave?" I asked, my voice barely above a whisper.

He didn't say anything, but his eyes were shattering.

"If it hurts you, then just make me stay," I pleaded, my voice cracking as I stretched my arms out to Colin.

Why did he always feel so insecure?

All he had to do was say the word, and I wouldn't go anywhere.

Colin just looked at me, not uttering a sound, but pulled me into a tight embrace, his gaze icy as it fixed on Dexter.

Dexter looked upset. "Caleb, let's see how long you can keep this act up."

At that moment, Dexter might've gotten why I had such a hard time with Melody.

Because no matter what I did, Dexter always stood by Melody first.

it from another angle, maybe he was the

a warning edge to his voice directed at Dexter. "But you

with a dark oppression. "You're right. I'm no fool. The charade was to survive the cracks, to live past twenty.

feeling the weight of

Stella were just

he been pretending

on, I'm gonna protect her my way. She's mine, and I won't let go," Colin declared, tightening his grip on me as

That kid was just another piece in your game against Henry, right? From the start, you never intended for 'Foebe Larson's' kid to

suddenly siding with you—don't tell me this isn't your doing.

silent,

at Colin,

he wasn't the fool

everything Dexter

grand scheme? Including me and

over everything the Langley family had, he'd

up, and I instinctively took

lost. Death was confusing, rebirth was confusing, and

so many memories lost, I couldn't even trust

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