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The old building had eight floors. After running up the stairs, Kaia and Lucien finally spotted a narrow flight of steps leading to the rooftop.

“I’ll go up first and help you climb over,” Lucien offered.

“There’s no time for that!” Kaia snapped. “Just go! I don’t need your help check if it’s Harry!”

“Got it!” Lucien scrambled up to the rooftop. Behind a row of laundry lines fluttering in the breeze, he spotted a lone figure standing near the edge. It was Harry.

Lucien approached quickly. “Harry.”

At the sound of his name, Harry whipped around, eyes wide with alarm. “Who are you?” he demanded, taking a nervous step back. “Don’t come any closer!”

Lucien halted and raised both hands in a placating gesture. “Okay, I’m not coming closer. But I need you to walk toward me. The rooftop’s dangerous–just come here, nice and easy.”

Harry shook his head, his eyes vacant and glassy, “No. I’m not moving. I’m not.”

Kaia arrived moments later, breathless, her heart pounding.

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“Harry, please don’t do this,” she pleaded. Her voice trembled.

“Listen to me, Mr. Halston is fine. He told me himself–he just passed out because of his drinking and high blood pressure. It had nothing to do with you!”

was my fault!” Harry cried, his face twisted in

then why are all those people online saying such

tears. “Ms. Domont, you don’t understand. The things they said were

have my mom left,” he choked out, voice

me through college. If

over. “Do you think… do you think if she saw what people are saying about me online, she’d

took

the storm in his mind. “She wouldn’t! Harry, your mother loves you. You’re

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of garbage. Their words don’t matter. You matter. Please, just

someone to remove

stepped forward and extended a hand

words didn’t reach him—if anything, they

just like the rest of

in fancy cars, live in luxury. You’ll never understand how hard it is for

was trembling, standing one

stay calm. She took a slow

You have a mom

she passed, my dad married someone

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wicked kind from fairy tales. Worse. The kind who kills you slowly, quietly–who drives a wedge between you and your own father while smiling to your

lost my mom and at the same time, I lost my dad too. But your mom, she’s still here. She chose

want to escape a life you never chose. I made mistakes too. I got yelled at. I was humiliated. But the darker the