Wedding My Ex’s Uncle

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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!”

my fault!” Harry cried, his face twisted in

why are all those people

Domont, you don’t understand. The things they said were vile. They messaged me— called me

left,”

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

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

took a step closer to

shouted, cutting through the storm in his mind. “She wouldn’t! Harry, your mother loves you. You’re the pride of her life. If

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words don’t matter.

to remove

extended a hand toward him. “Come here.

Kaia’s words didn’t reach him—if anything, they

just like the rest of them!”

luxury. You’ll never understand how hard it is for people

was trembling, standing one misstep away from

calm. She took

I envy you, you know? You have a mom who always believed in you. Mine

dad married

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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 your

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

know how hard law school is. I know what it’s like to want to escape a life you never chose. I made mistakes too. I got yelled at. I was humiliated. But the darker the road, the brighter