At 2 A.M., a Hidden

alone.

I had built an empire trying to become untouchable.

And all along, I had been using the blueprint she gave me.

“You’re leaving tonight,” I said.

She smiled.

“No, I’m not.”

“Yes, you are.”

“This is my home.”

“No. It isn’t.”

Her face twitched.

“I am your mother.”

“You are a guest who harmed my wife and threatened my child’s mother.”

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