Everblaze, Chapter 56

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"Oh, and . . . Sophie?"

"Yeah?" she asked, surprised he was using her first name.

"Please don't hate me, okay?"

"Keefe, I will never hate you."

"But—"

"No 'buts.' In fact, I remember a pretty smart person telling me that our families don't get to decide who we are. And that goes one step farther. Our parents don't make us who we are either. Look at how much you've rebelled against your dad. Deep down, you've always known you didn't want to be him. Now you finally know why."

"Yeah, I guess," he mumbled, rubbing his eyes—either from tears or exhaustion, Sophie couldn't tell which.

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