ared off the pristine drifts of snow,

by of my apartment build

her than the lingering imprin

vement, the world was rent by

y swarmed the entrance like

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. But this morning, the men were s

ey knew I was falling out of favor and ther

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getting a

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y to the front, brandishing

ce. Jessica. Sofia's f

, cutting through the din. "How does it feel

ted down. They

smiling—the cruel, triu

vancing on me. "She says you used a contract to ste

liar pressure

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nd her, to no avail;

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ht, but it was eno

. A thick, hot liquid gushed from

stained the snow on the collar of

ters clicked furiously, captu

ng at the blood on her

ing in revulsion. "That's disgus

ocket for a tissue.

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. My vision was blu

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rolled h

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umped him. Now that he's

idn't have the ener

k into the building, leaving a trai