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I watched the two of them embrace, shaking my head. “You never gave me a chance. You never loved me.”
This set Vera off.
She shoved Reggie into Andras’ arms and closed our distance, coming toe to toe with me.
“Love?” She scoffed. “At least you havesomeone to take care of you. You bagged a billionaire. Don’t pretend you would’ve caught us without his help.”
Maybe.
But that didn’t mean I couldn’t fight my own battles.
“I can fight my own wars.” I straightened to my full height, staring down my nose at Vera. “Consider this your front-row seat. Game over, Vera. Eugene, too.”
Andras shoved Reggie into Tabby, elbowing Vera away. “You leave my son out of this.”
He seized my arms, rattling my entire frame. Unlike Vera, he beat me in strength.
I slammed against the wall, yelping. Sharp, all-consuming pain zipped up my spine.
My phone fell from its pocket, tumbling to the carpet. The recording app flashed on the screen. I tried to grab it, panicked that he’d see it.
But Andras had shoved his face into mine, saliva painting my cheek with each word he spoke. “I will not let you ruin Gene’s life. You hear me? I have had it with your crusade.”
His hands hiked up to my shoulders, and he started shaking me. My bones turned into Jell-O.
I tried to fight, making use of my quick feet.
I kicked.
Stepped.
Slid.
Nothing worked.
Andras was rabid. Completely void of pain.
“Gene did nothing wrong.” Andras shook me harder. “Your father was a loser. He didn’t deserve Vera. He didn’t deserve her girls. I had to put up with your shit for two straight years to stop you from making trouble again. Vera is right. You are a rat. Sooner or later, you will eat your way into destruction.”
My head began to swim. I’d stopped registering his words a while ago, drifting in and out of consciousness. With each jerk, my bones knocked against one another.
Suddenly, it stopped.
I collapsed to the carpet, barely registering the commotion.
Focus, Fae.
A sharp noise.
Something smashed.
All I knew was, I no longer flailed like a rag doll.
Then, Zach’s voice filled the room like pure oxygen.
“You fucking touched my girl? Grave mistake.”
I blinked away the haziness, just in time to see Andras fly across the room.
