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.

that mouth of hers

respond, Tessa hung up the phone with a sharp

bowl of mushroom

full,” she said

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

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course not. She was going to eat–and eat

met anyone

else could

Black Mountain for me?” she scoffed. “Like I care about going back there. The self–delusion is

cheeks puffed in

Rivermount, but she’d

Victor said

it.

nodded obediently. “Okay. I’ll eat

needing to be coaxed,

he looked at her–it was the same gentle, protective

known each other

of her forever?

But now he did.

like suddenly finding color in a world that had

for a meeting, leaving Lewis behind at the hotel to watch

“you humiliated Dale

had sounded on the phone, Lewis must’ve

that mouth of his, Tessa had seen enough to know he was

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sent him on purpose–probably just to make

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