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Tessa continued, “Anyway, just be careful how you deal with this; it all sounds like such a mess!”

“Falvaria’s always been a mess,” Stella said simply.

Tessa fell silent.

That one line hit her right in the chest.

She suddenly remembered back when Stella had been in Rivermount–every time she mentioned Falvaria, she’d sigh and shake her head.

Stella could be fierce with the Reed family and cold as ice toward Ethan, but when it came to Falvaria… she was nothing but resigned.

It was as if that chaos had rotted from the roots up–something too deep and tangled to cleanly cut away.

Tessa sighed. “My life’s a mess too right now.”

Unlike Stella, Tessa had always lived in peace back in Rivermount.

But now, everything was falling apart.

Before one problem was even settled, another would crash right in.

“Don’t worry,” Stella said. “Victor’s with you.”

“My mom just called,” Tessa replied quietly. “She told me Dale isn’t my father.”

Stella froze. Not her father?

“What?”

“She didn’t sound angry,” Tessa explained. “It wasn’t a rant–it felt like she was just telling me the truth.”

Stella blinked. “Then who is your father?”

“I asked. She didn’t say. Just hung up.”

such a mess.” Tessa’s voice was

“That means your mom’s fine, doesn’t

of energy when she was yelling

the one in

couldn’t help

“Well, that’s good news.”

had been worried sick about Diana; hearing she

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Tessa muttered. “Dale’s not my father–what am I even

about that?”

Things had already been complicated enough, and now this revelation had

said calmly, “Why overthink it? If he’s not, he’s not.

“Of course not!”

thought made her shudder. Dale’s reputation alone was enough to make her pity

raise, didn’t claim, didn’t even care about. What kind of karma do you need to end up with

mom had told her he wasn’t her father, Tessa

so

spinning from everything happening

be confusing,” Stella said. “You don’t have to get involved; just

get involved even

Stella went quiet.

others have been ruthless lately,” Tessa said. “And Marie, and

The

Ashen Pact–brutal didn’t even begin

apart. Maybe it’s a blessing Dale’s

as his daughter,” she added, “but

planning to come find you?” Stella

to fix the mess with the Ashen Pact.

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