“Dios mio!” She threw her hands up before slapping them down on the back of the sofa in front her. She clawed at the material to keep from launching herself at Kass and punching her in the face. She was not a violent person dammit! “You have some nerve. I’ve never asked you for s**t. I’ve sent you Christmas cards. I’ve sent you birthday presents every year, hoping that you’d take a step to come closer to us. I’ve called you enough times through the years Kel thought you’d surely call me back at some point. You never did. I gave up trying. You say this now, but you never wanted to be with us. A part of us. It was what Kass wanted or nothing.”
“I’ve been busy. I have a life.” Her lips twisted in an angry pout, and her eyes shimmered with cool detachment.
“I don’t care. For too many years I
