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Dirk
I had tried to scare her away with my crazy talk and maniacal laughing. I knew she would be better off without me in her life… everyone was. So, when Violet’s lightning bug green Prius pulled up beside the spot where I was still sitting outside the manor, I was stunned.
“Get in,” she ordered me after lowering the car’s window.
Although I complied, I slumped in her passenger seat as the stealthy car quietly puttered down the street. My grand plans of revenge had been foiled, so now I felt lost and unsure what to do next. My sole focus while I was caged had been figuring out a plan to ruin my father. He had managed to steal even that pleasure from me. Somehow, even in death, he was still mocking me.
Leaning my head back onto the headrest, I said to Violet, “I thought you were sm
