“I told you, your mother ran a red light and was accidentally hit by Alaric. It was just an accident. He’ll pay compensation. He’s still so young. Why ruin his life over something so… trivial?”
Trivial? Drunk driving. Killing my mother. Fleeing the scene. That’s trivial to her?
What, then, would she call serious? Alaric going to prison?
I couldn’t believe what I was hearing. My chest rose and fell with fury. My face burned red from the heat of my anger.
“To you, the lives of my entire family are worth less than a single tear from your childhood friend?”
My voice broke and the tears spilled down my cheeks, landing on the back of her hand pressed against my chest.
But she didn’t flinch. Her expression showed no sympathy, just impatience.
“Xavier, can’t you try to be a little more reasonable? Think about how I feel.”
“I never said anything like that…”
“But you did those things!”
I pushed her away with all my strength.
“Where is my father?! What did you do to him?”
“He’s fine. Just a broken leg. It’s been treated…”
Slap!
“Selene, you’re not human. You’re not even a person anymore!”
Blinded by rage, I struck her over and over, kicking and hitting her.