839 Call Me Again I Dare You

That made Dale start to wonder if all of this had been intentional–if Tessa had done it on

purpose.

The moment Tessa heard his voice, her tone turned cold. “Oh, it’s you.”

“You did this on purpose, didn’t you?” Dale demanded.

“Hm?” she asked flatly.

you

“You’ve been away from me for years, and the moment you come back to Redwood, do expect me to throw all the other kids out of Black Mountain? Tessa, they’re your brothers and sisters!”

Tessa froze.

Her expression, already cool, turned ice–cold at his words.

She let out a short, cutting laugh. “Brothers and sisters? Sorry, but I, Tessa, wasn’t blessed with that kind of luck. For as long as I can remember, I’ve been an only child.”

“So don’t go trying to play family ties with me. It’s disgusting, and my mom wouldn’t appreciate it either.”

That word “siblings” struck a raw nerve.

Tessa didn’t hold back. “Those two ugly little trolls? You dare call them my sisters? I wouldn’t admit it if you paid me!”

“If you want to make yourself sick, do it at home; don’t drag your bad luck over here to me.”

Her words came sharp and fast–half insult, half mockery.

Across the table, Victor glanced at her over his meal, amused despite himself.

mouth of

respond, Tessa hung up the

bowl

full,” she said

of anger, maybe? You sure you want to skip eating just because of someone

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course not. She

never met anyone so shameless; it’s

could you

kick all the other kids out of Black Mountain for me?” she scoffed. “Like I care about going back there. The

on, cheeks

of people in Rivermount, but she’d

Victor said

it. The more she fumed, the worse it’d be for her

“Okay.

her spoon again without needing to be coaxed, Victor’s lips

at her–it was the same gentle, protective gaze a man might give his cherished

known each other

I’d been taking care of her forever? He used to never understand the

But now he did.

soft, and chatty by your side–it was like suddenly finding color in a world that had

Victor left with Silas for a meeting, leaving Lewis behind at

crossed, “you humiliated Dale earlier,

how furious Dale had sounded on the phone, Lewis must’ve said

of his, Tessa had seen enough

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sent him on purpose–probably just to make

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