SAM'S POVThe betrayal twisted through me, thick and suffocating, I stood up from the couch and turned to face my mother who now had her arms wrapped around her. The reality of what she had confessed—that she and Alice had interfered, manipulated, and betrayed me—felt like a wound that wouldn’t stop bleeding.“Explain,” I demanded, my voice barely steady. I struggled to hold myself together, but anger pulsed through me, making my fists clench. “Why did you do this?” I searched Jacqueline’s face for a glimmer of the mother I’d trusted, but all I saw was guilt.Jacqueline’s face fell, and she reached for me, but I stepped back, creating a physical distance to match the emotional chasm opening between us. “Samuel, please,” she whispered, her voice cracking. “I can explain. Just let me—”Before she could finish, her phone rang, shattering the suffocating tension. She fumbled for it, her hands shaking, and when she saw the name flashing on the screen—Alice—she glanced up at me, panic in he
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