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Silence

“So, that’s what this is about?” I lanced over ht “You want to ?”

His ice-cold stare was onthe eyes I noell

“You’re the one who’s kidnapped his innocent daughter, so look who’s the piece of shit now…”

“Nothing I do to you will ever compare to what he’s done to me”

“And what did he do?” I stopped again, turning completely to face him

He continued his pace, headed right toward ht in front of me, he stopped, his chin tilted down to examine me, his breaths slow and controlled

I wanted to take a step back, but I resisted

His eyes shifted back and forth between mine “He raped my mother—and made me watch”

My lungs automatically sucked in a deep breath as the repulsive accusation ust because it couldn’t process the words that were shoved in my face “You’re mistaken He wouldn’t do that…”

His eyes turned still, locked on my expression Without a blink, without a breath, he stared

I caved and took a step back…because I just couldn’t handle it

“When you asked him about the scars on his left cheek, what did he say?”

I breathed deep—in and out Those scars were still visible in direct sunlight, but I was so used to them now that I didn’t even notice them anymore “He scratched himself in his sleep—”

“A lie” He stepped closer, forcing me to step back “In a desperate atte her sons over the side of a cliff, my mother clawed him hard, from cheek to chin”

I could feelhis words

“It didn’t work With your father’s seed still inside her, he threw theoddamn smile on his face”

I couldn’t stop shaking …”

He watched me, his look maniacal “Believe e hand grabbed me by the arm, and he shoved me hard, so hard that I hit the earth with a thud that made me wince “Move”

I pushed to my feet and stumbled forward “That’s your plan, isn’t it?” I continued to walk forward,to force me the way your mother was forced…and then kill me”

“The second part Not the first”