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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!”

It was my fault!” Harry cried, his

those people online saying such awful things

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

left,” he

me through college. If she hadn’t sacrificed so much, maybe

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

as he took a step

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

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online? They’re full of garbage. Their words don’t matter. You matter. Please, just

someone to remove all

forward and extended a hand toward him. “Come

Kaia’s words didn’t reach him—if

I’m not coming! You’re just like the rest of

in fancy cars, live in luxury. You’ll

was trembling, standing one misstep

stay calm. She took a

do understand, Harry, I envy you, you know? You have a mom who always believed

dad married someone new.

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that’s like? Not the wicked kind from fairy tales. Worse. The kind who kills you slowly, quietly–who drives a wedge between you and

I lost my dad too. But your mom, she’s still here. She chose you. She believed in

school is. I know what it’s like to want to escape a life you never chose. I made mistakes too. I got

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