MattMy mother?I sat up then. Before I could speak, the pain surged. It felt like it would crack my head open the second his hand lost contact with my head. I cried out, gripping my head. My vision went black for a moment. A second later, his hand returned to my head. Slowly, the warmth pulled me back from the edge of passing out. I was slumped back over the table, shuddering, twitching. Fear pulsed through me, but it felt distant.“Here.”I took the napkin he offered, but I wasn’t sure what for until I felt the warm trickle of something out of my nose. I dabbed at it and smelled the scent of blood. My gut lurched. “Next time, I’m going to bind you in place… or let you pass out.”My lips twitched. “Seems… cruel.”“You attacked my sister and still haven’t apologized.”“I’m sorry,” I whispered. “I’m… really not a violent person.”Looking back, I couldn’t even say why I had attacked her. I had just been following Tony’s lead, I guess, swept up in it, but that wasn’t it either. I had fe
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