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him about my mother watching me freeze.
And while I spoke, Ryan’s expression shifted—the shock, then the disbelief, then the quiet fury that is far more dangerous than yelling.
When I finished, he didn’t speak for a long moment.
Then he said, voice low:
“They used me.”
I nodded.
“They tried,” I said.
Ryan’s jaw clenched.
“I’m sorry,” he said.
The words hit continue reading …
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