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ely around Gidget. Her head was still buried in his shoulder, her body trembling with f

night, when she was drugged. It happened." He looked away for a moment, then back at

't carry this baby to term, she might never be able to conceive again. She was scared, Elia. She came to me b

performance. "My parents... they want me to get rid of it," she whimpered, her voice cracking. "Elia, pleas

u're lying, Gidget!" I snapped, my voice shaking. "You told me you couldn't get pregnant! You

allenged, my voice rising. "Let's see if your 'rare co

, why are you always so extreme? Why do you always thi

, his eyes turning cold. "You shouldn't talk to her like that, Elia." His voice was low, dan

en before-disappointment, disapproval. "You're be

had always seen through Gidget's lies, fractured and reformed into this stranger. His youthful face, once fi