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Manipulation

Author: Kassy
last update Last Updated: 2025-03-31 18:28:41

Cassian's POV.

At this point, I wished that time would pass quicker than normal, so I could find myself back in my pack and not have to worry about all of these shenanigans.

The whole family had been a little cold from what happened between Ryan and I yesterday, but I knew they were not that mad when they invited me for dinner and Ryan's mom fed me herself.

All my life, Ryan was a thorn in the flesh and the worst part was that I was somehow stuck with him. Both our parents were friends from when they were little, and they kept forcing that bond over to us, even though we were opposites.

I hated how he always had to tag along with Lucian and I only to cause trouble and have it blamed on us. I hated how he messed up everything that I managed to build, and acted like that was meant to be.

Ryan had a devious character right from teenage years. I remember him intentionally cutting me with a silver knife two days to my fifteenth birthday so I would spend my day in the hospital, just becaus
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