“Why did you want to see Violet and Mira?” Xaden asks, his tone devoid of sympathy. “He’s alive?” Mom asks Mira, her voice faint in what I think has to be shock. “Obviously,” she replies, folding her arms. Mom’s gaze shifts to me, like I’m going to give her a different answer. “He’s the one who mended me after I took a venin blade in my side.” Her eyes sharpen. “You’ve known for months?” “It’s appalling to be left in the dark, isn’t it, Mom?” Mira snaps. “To feel lied to, perhaps even betrayed, by your own family no less.” “Mira,” I chastise. “She sacrificed you, too, Violet,” Mira reminds me.
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