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n slats of the bunk bed. Her back was screaming. The lack of support was aggravating the old injury, sending spasms of sharp p

let out a screech that so

enny groaned

uldn't stay here.

t silent on the floorboards.

h the grime on the windows, c

itting by the

e

est, the glow of a phone screen il

pproach. He was too

could see the image on his phone

er tray, overlooking the Carlisle rose ga

"She's happy," he whispered, his v

oor opposite him. She d

t the c

opping the phone. He

in the picture.

d. He zoom

re tea

oked

kes her stage those photos. That cup has been sitting

t her. "How

t museum for se

photo. The glamour sudd

he asked, the vulnerability in

ssa called them "the help" behind their backs. That Va

's shattered face,

a lied. "Tucked in the frame of her

buried his face in his knees and cried. Not the a

yes. He saw Leo crying and waddled over. He h

said sleepily

g in the moonlight-the fake heiress,

kick in, dulling the fire in

avy, but to her, he felt light. He was as

her room. She pic

d of Directors: [Acquisition proposal for Carl

he hunger in her eyes wasn't