I wasn’t supposed to hear it.
Avery’s voice was low, almost a whisper, but the words were clear enough to stop me in place.
“Mom doesn’t know the truth… and she can’t find out.”
She was talking to Ryan.
I didn’t move. I didn’t breathe. Something inside me tightened in a way I couldn’t explain.
When they noticed me, everything …
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