Chapter 253

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253 The Final Blow

Lucian

“I’m sorry, Mommy,” Lacy whispered, barely able to lift her head. “I really am. I wasn’t thinking. My jealousy toward Darian… it consumed me. I just wanted him to feel what I felt-what it’s like to grow up without a

mother.”

Her voice cracked as she turned to Darian.

“I always felt out of place here. Like a stranger in my own home. I just wanted to belong, even if it meant belonging somewhere else. It hurt pretending to be your cousin when I was your sister. It was torture.”