Aurora's POV. 57.
My blood ran cold as Maya's words hit me. "You don't belong here. You don't belong in the Hawthorne family. You're just as useless as anything," she sneered, her voice dripping with a disdain that felt like a slap in the face.
A harsh laugh bubbled up from my chest, tinged with disbelief and hurt. "Can't you just shut your mouth for once, huh? Do you ever go a single day without running it?" I snapped, my voice laced with a frustration that had been building for months.
Maya's eyes narrowed, a dark glint flashing in them. But I was beyond caring. I stepped closer, invading her space, my voice dripping with venom. "You don't want me for your brother, yet I've been married to him for months now. And let me guess—you're perfectly fine with this backstabbing w***e taking
