Chapter 177 Letting My Greed Show

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• “I haven’t been fair to her lately,” Knox admits after a long silence. “I know everything she does is meant to protect me. But… I don’t think she realizes I’m not that child anymore. That I’m capable of making my own decisions.” He exhales sharply through his nose. “And in trying to prove that to her…” He looks away briefly. “I hurt her.”
• Of all the better things I could’ve done right now, I find myself comparing our lives. Comparing Seraphel with Aurelia. I remember the distance in my stepmother’s eyes whenever she looked at me. Of every comparison to Davina. Every reminder that I was lesser somehow, though no one would explain why for years.