The Second Abduction–2
The word “family” ignited the anger I’d been suppressing for so long.
“Family?” I laughed coldly. “How are we family? If I recall correctly, you were the one who cut ties years ago, declaring that I was dead to the Sterling family, even denying that I was your sister. And then you proved just how much you valued this so–called family through your actions.”
“Thea-”
“Shut up!” I cut him off, unwilling to hear any excuses. “Every time you took Aurora’s side,
every time you treated me like some stray dog with no home, every time Sebastian hurt
me because of your precious sister, did you treat me like family then? When you said I deserved the Pack’s discrimination and exclusion, when ‘Dad‘ and ‘Mom‘ ignored me like I
didn’t exist, when all of you pushed me away, was I your family then?”
He said nothing. But what could he say? He knew the truth. He didn’t see me as family
then. To him and everyone else, I was just an unwelcome nuisance. A problem they would
get rid of at any cost.
“So tell me, if you didn’t consider me family then, what makes you think I would consider you family now? Whatever you’re trying to do by playing the family card, it won’t work on
me.”
My eyes pierced through his. I had noticed the differences between us before. Roman and Aurora didn’t look much alike, but you could still guess their blood relation just by their appearance. I, on the other hand, didn’t look like any of them. That should have been the
first clue that I wasn’t one of them.
“The truth is, you never cared about me. The only reason you’re here is because you think you can use me, but I won’t let you. Go home, Roman, and don’t show up at my door
again.”
With that, I pushed him away and slammed the door shut. Leaning against it, I felt my chest heaving. After a few minutes of silence, I finally heard his car engine start and the sound of him driving away.
Feeling the need to escape the house, I grabbed my car keys and decided to get some
way.

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