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The ballroom area is used for what they call free time. I am leaning against the veranda near the cascades listening to the water roar. I like the way it sparkles against the light of the chandelier. "Your father did what was best for you," James's voice comes from behind me. I glance back at him as he comes over to join

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"I know he did,"

"Why are you here, little one?" he asks.

"I'm pretty sure I answered that one already," I step away from him.

"I'm not going to hurt you,"

"You wouldn't be able to even if you tried. Oh, wait. You already tried. Several times," I smirk at him. His eyes flash red before he turns his attention to the waterfall.

""You could have killed me,"

"And you had more than one opportunity to kill me,"

"I wanted Jonas to kill you,"

""He did. It was beautiful,"

"You're a very strange girl," he scoffs.

"Why did you tell him I was your mate?" I ask him. He grins.

"You've been in love before, yes?" he tilts his head in my direction. "It's a stupid fucking emotion. You both hate yourselves for wanting something so badly that it starts chipping away at who you really are. You'd do anything to be the one for her and it still isn't enough. Not for you and not for her.

"I wanted him to feel that. I wanted him to think that no matter what he did or said to you. It would never be enough to save you from him or me. I wanted him to see us and absolutely lose it the same way I did and then end your miserable existence in the worst way possible," "You're an idiot," I laugh.

"You really think that?" he smirks.

All you did was bring us closer.

off the veranda and start heading back

do you see in him?" he calls out to me. "He's an entitled

to do with your mother or father. He doesn't have stupid insecurities like us. He trusted your mom, but that's the extent of

"I don't have insecurities,"

"You really are a fucking idiot. You should think about how he's keeping you alive knowing damn

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know him," he

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work through all the other shit together. Even the shit we disagree on. But you wouldn't understand that. You

don't know anything about me,"

same spa with you for the same exact reasons," I roll my eyes. "You're not complicated, James. You should know you're a suburban statistic. The fact that we're on the same boat should tell

to be something he probably never wanted to be. He didn't have choices the way you did. He did what a good son does in his position. He became the man your father needed him to be. Just as you did. The

him. Not when you accidentally married his mate, but when you fucked her while they were mated. You killed her, your father, and your daughter. And while you're sitting here drinking smoothies and talking about how your asshole brother ruined your life. He's up there blaming himself for all the bad shit

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to and now he knows my opinion of him. I pause at the doorway and look over at his mother. She doesn't say anything and for once I have nothing to say to her either. "I'd like you to refrain from interacting with the former Queen and her son," Dr. Salazar says when he comes into my room to give me

to stay away from me as well," I agree and take the pills. He looks over all of

a very diligent

I need all of this information I

"Why?"

"Lycan Queen, remember?"

to

have a

if you did, would you still remain

myself because I've been

in my seat to see

is no but if. I am the Lycan Queen. I'd like to be left alone now," I

he smiles. "Beatris is just outside your door

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