ched her cheek, which was already turning re

oice trembling. "I was just trying to talk to her. I told

my voice raw. "She said hor

anything about your mother. I would never... why would you make something like t

me. He walked over and pulled Chloe into his arms

his voice dangerously low and cold.

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acking like a whip. "I have had e

ny physical blow. "I took you in, Eva. I gave you everything. And this is how yo

ase, you have

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hich there was no appeal. My world, which had already been teetering on the edge, shattere

his voice devoid of any warmth.

himpered in his arms, and his

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fall in front of him. I turned and walked back into the house, my b

to my room. He locked t

k, and a bitter laugh escaped my lips. I was a prisoner in my own ho

ars he had protected me, all the times he had taken my side without question. That unconditional trust was gone. No

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ind oddly calm. There was only one choice. A date that

ed Decem

. The day I would leave this

ttled over me. There was nothing left to fight for. The best thi