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"Please," I begged Eryx, but he wouldn't listen, even when I reminded him that this wasn't about Wanda, but her mother. He didn't let me finish. "It doesn't matter," he spat. "I don't want anything to do with that family." I swallowed forcefully, my throat burning. "It's my fault that this is happening-"
"Enough!" His voice was now cold. "You will not use guilt to move me. I told you that you were on your own."
I opened my eyes to look at my mother.
"I can't," I replied quietly. "Eryx won't do it."
The disappointment on her face hit harder than Eryx's refusal. But still, it fell short of what I felt on the inside. "I'm sorry," I said, but it felt pointless, and she said she should have asked me before promising Phyllis.
Iva's hand slid into mine, interrupting my defeated gaze. Tu
