REVENGE

“No,” I said with a slight head shake. “You won’t.”

But still, I wasn’t positive. She had the power to kill me and everyone else here. If Anna wanted to hurt me, she could snap all my fingers and my throat in a millisecond. Paragons weren’t known to play nice when pissed off.

“You have to believe me,” I said, drawing her closer. “I know it’s fucking hard. I know you’re scared. But to be honest with you,you’rethe only one who will be able to defeat your father when he comes to take you back.”

“He’s ” Anna started, but then cut herself off. She glanced down at her feet and gnawed on the inside of my cheek. “I think I unlocked another memory from my past. If it’s true and real, then my father … isn’t really my father.”

“But your mother was, wasn’t she?” I asked. It was all making fucking

But your mother was, wasn’t she?” I asked. It was all making fucking sense now.

“Yes,” Anna said, voice soft. “She was. How’d you know?”

I grabbed her hand and tugged her toward the back door. “You’ll s