BRIAR'S POV
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Stupid. I was so stupid. 'Don't have to tell me twice,' Cora scoffed, her disappointment in me was unwavering. She was pissed beyond measure, and hated that I didn't fight back, but I'd like to see her fight back with a knife to her throat. 'You should've knocked him with your head.' She growls, reminding me for the trillionth time of my lack of reflexes. 'I thought it was him.' I argue, but arguing with Cora is like arguing with a wall, because there's simply no point in it. She never listens to me anyway. 'You're smarter than this, Briar.' Cora tuts, and the compliment shakes the ground beneath me.
'Why the compliment?' I ask suspiciously, 'Just stating facts,' Cora deadpans before I feel her pull away, hiding behind that mental door I've generated for her when I block
