~SYLVER

As my father's words echoed through my room, I thought it was a joke, until I saw the look in his eyes.

His eyes were burning with rage. That old anger that filled him up like a curse... The same anger that molded me into the monster I once was.

"Father, listen. It's not what you think." I stuttered, trying to calm him. "This has nothing, it's not what it looks like."

His eyebrows raised, and I could feel my chest crumbling. But I didn't stop.

"It was just a mistake. I didn't—"

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