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rom the sheer effort it took to stop Lyra fro

led my mouth. But that pain meant nothing, not compared to five years of hell behind b

with rage. I bit down hard on my lower lip,

voice was cold and firm. "You're not going anywhere this we

hate surged in my chest.

leverage was enough to keep me in lin

hit me like a sla

t with obvious disgust, then tu

ell you to give m

ce offered you her clothes and you still insist on dress

f contempt as he cradled his wrist. "She did it on pur

y single person looked at

cared about the pity sewn into those clot

ver backward for their adopted daughter while

nded, slamming his hand ag

up the stairs. Behind me, I heard Janice whis

o the Howells, they'll

cold smile. Janice, marrying into the Howells w

ehind me, sealing out the fake c

let everything settle.

ed that video gave

ng it. Playing weak

for one reason-t

destroy every single copy with my own hands. And when I did, ev