Chapter 140 Cracked Open Ii

• "Uhhhm..." I swallowed the knot in my throat. My lips tugged into a ghost of a smile. "I think it's only fair I start from the beginning. The beginning that shaped... everything."
• I inhaled slowly, feeling each word press against the fragile lining of my chest like glass trying not to shatter.
• "It's no secret I'm an orphan. I was told my mother died during childbirth. My father... followed shortly after."