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The hatred began whenmoment that rocked my family to its core…

Now I’ainst my father

Thathim where it hurts—the new fiancé and the son he thinks so much of

Alister Sommers

Alis is a bleached blond perfectionist thorn inhis way Grades, nificant frame

Was one dad not good enough that Alis had to take mine too?

Soon, we’ll be stepbrothers

Until then, I vow tohell

Maybe Dad will regret his terrible mistakes

Maybe he won’t

I knoon’t regret wrecking their lives like they did mine

I’ll give up everything, even et a chance for retribution

It’s reckless and risky, but I don’t have much to lose

The havoc I wreak ht ease some of the pain Dad caused my mother

I’ive it a shot

What starts as a fa no matter the cost

There’s only one small problem

I may have underestimated my opponent

To Matt—I love you furiously, even e feud

Canyon

A war began on the Fourth of July with a e proposal, fireworks, and a fist to my father’s face

Just Like That

It’d been brewing, sure—a slow, burning build of anger and resent break of one a week “on business,” he came back and filed for divorce fro since fallen in love with so about it Mom was devastated and shocked Fell into a deep depression Went fro herself in the orld, searching for her sense of self-worth

The separation wasn’t nasty and cruel

It was cold and unfeeling

Mom went numb as Dad froze her out

I hated him for it

Worse, I wanted to destroy the person who caed theh it like it

For er sister Carrie