"But... I pushed Rhys and then Rafe. I feel like I am slowly spiraling. I need to get my head straight."
"Listen, Keya. You had the biggest shock of your life. It's only natural to feel displaced, pushed... changed. Take your time."
She was right. But...
I told myself it wasn’t my fault, that I hadn’t meant for any of this. But maybe deep down, I had. In my rage to hurt James, I might have inadvertently hurt these two men... who meant so much to me. They were a part of my family before all of this madness.
And now, standing here with Rhys barely holding his composure, and Ryker glancing between us like he already knew something was off — it hit me.
In trying to wound someone else, I’d drawn blood where I hadn’t meant to. And I didn’t know if the wound could close again.
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